Housing & affordability in Clayton
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D
43/100
13th of 14
13th of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$329,600
Raleigh $418,40040% · scores 37
Median rent vs metro$1,661/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo30% · scores 54
Ownership rate63%
Raleigh 67%15% · scores 50
Households spending >30% of income on housing37%
Raleigh 28%15% · scores 28
Context, not scored
Median year built · Raleigh 20002006
Houses rather than flats · Raleigh 71%79%
Households with children · Raleigh 33%34%
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, Clayton highlightedBetter than Clayton on housing & affordability
Clayton grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Apex25 mi from ClaytonB− 70 B− Holly Springs22 mi from ClaytonB− 66 C+ Cary23 mi from ClaytonC+ 74 B Wake Forest21 mi from ClaytonC 66 C+ Fuquay-Varina19 mi from ClaytonC 64 C+ Rolesville18 mi from ClaytonC 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24