Housing & affordability in Raleigh
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D
44/100
12th of 14
12th of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$415,800
Raleigh $418,40040% · scores 50
Median rent vs metro$1,572/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo30% · scores 50
Ownership rate51%
Raleigh 67%15% · scores 29
Households spending >30% of income on housing36%
Raleigh 28%15% · scores 31
Context, not scored
Median year built · Raleigh 20001997
Houses rather than flats · Raleigh 71%58%
Households with children · Raleigh 33%26%
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, Raleigh highlightedBetter than Raleigh on housing & affordability
Raleigh grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Apex15 mi from RaleighB− 70 B− Holly Springs17 mi from RaleighB− 66 C+ Cary11 mi from RaleighC+ 74 B Wake Forest12 mi from RaleighC 66 C+ Fuquay-Varina17 mi from RaleighC 64 C+ Morrisville11 mi from RaleighC 71 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24