Housing & affordability in Cary
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C+
64/100
3rd of 14
3rd of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$580,200
Raleigh $418,40040% · scores 68
Median rent vs metro$1,738/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo30% · scores 57
Ownership rate67%
Raleigh 67%15% · scores 57
Households spending >30% of income on housing23%
Raleigh 28%15% · scores 74
Context, not scored
Median year built · Raleigh 20001999
Houses rather than flats · Raleigh 71%73%
Households with children · Raleigh 33%35%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Raleigh reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Raleigh suburbs for housing
All 14 ranked, Cary highlightedBetter than Cary on housing & affordability
Cary grades C+ on housing & affordability. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24