Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$380,100
Raleigh $418,400
Median rent$1,674/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Raleigh 28%
Knightdale
Wake County20,214 residentsWake County Schools
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
7th of 14 Raleigh suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
65
Raleigh median 64
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Knightdale is like to live in, by category
Bars show Knightdale against Raleigh. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency75th pct
Raleigh median 75th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.0
Raleigh median 16.0
Graduation rate90%
Raleigh median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index99
Raleigh 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Raleigh 0.68%
Local sales tax7.00%
Raleigh median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute24.0 min
Raleigh 26.8 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Raleigh 60%
Transit stops / sq mi1.8
Raleigh median 1.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés37
Raleigh median 55 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Raleigh median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Raleigh median 34 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$103,220
Raleigh $100,103
Unemployment3.4%
Raleigh 4.1%
Professional occupations57%
Raleigh 55%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Knightdale on housing & affordability
Knightdale's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Apex22 mi from KnightdaleB− 70 B− Holly Springs22 mi from KnightdaleB− 66 C+ Cary18 mi from KnightdaleC+ 74 B Wake Forest12 mi from KnightdaleC 66 C+ Fuquay-Varina20 mi from KnightdaleC 64 C+ Morrisville19 mi from KnightdaleC 71 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Knightdale
Is Knightdale, NC a good place to live?
Knightdale scores 65 out of 100, 7th of 14 Raleigh suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Knightdale expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $380,100, 9% below the Raleigh median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,674/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Knightdale?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Knightdale sit at the 75th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 14.0 student–teacher ratio. Knightdale is served by Wake County Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Knightdale?
The mean commute is 24.0 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 1.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Knightdale?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Knightdale old or new?
The median home in Knightdale was built in 2008 — newer than the Raleigh median of 2000. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 75% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.