Raleigh

Most walkable Raleigh suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·14 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The Raleigh skyline as viewed from Dorothea Dix Park.
Raleigh$416k median · 23.0 min commute
Amenities A−Commute B+Residents inactive
84
Walkability
overall 68 B−
2
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 7700
Durham$393k median · 22.3 min commute
Amenities BCommute A−Residents inactive
81
Walkability
overall 62 C
3
Cary, NC Town Hall
Cary$580k median · 22.5 min commute
Amenities ACommute A−Residents inactive
79
Walkability
overall 74 B
4
Row of buildings down White Street in Downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA.
Wake Forest$475k median · 30.9 min commute
Amenities BCommute D+Residents inactive
67
Walkability
overall 66 C+
5
Morrisville, North Carolina.
Morrisville$519k median · 21.8 min commute
Amenities B+Commute A−Residents inactive
65
Walkability
overall 71 B−
6
Photo of downtown Apex in 2025
Apex$576k median · 25.2 min commute
Amenities C+Commute B−Residents inactive
61
Walkability
overall 70 B−
7
Garner, NC Water Tower and Historic distric. Oct 2013
Garner$355k median · 26.2 min commute
Amenities B−Commute CResidents inactive
60
Walkability
overall 61 C
8
Fuquay-Varina Town Hall located at 401 Judd Parkway, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.
Fuquay-Varina$452k median · 33.1 min commute
Amenities BCommute D−Residents inactive
54
Walkability
overall 64 C+
9
The Christmas parade travels through downtown Holly Springs, NC
Holly Springs$536k median · 28.8 min commute
Amenities B−Commute C−Residents inactive
53
Walkability
overall 66 C+
10
Historic downtown Knightdale
Knightdale$380k median · 24.0 min commute
Amenities C−Commute C+Residents inactive
50
Walkability
overall 65 C+
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Raleigh (Abhiram Juvvadi · CC BY-SA 4.0); Durham (Maria Miracoli · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cary (Zajohnso · CC BY-SA 3.0); Wake Forest (Rysnap1024 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Morrisville (Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0); Apex (Pithon314 · CC0); Garner (Mikeiamunion21 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Fuquay-Varina (Fvman · Public domain); Holly Springs (me · Public domain); Knightdale (Indy beetle · CC0).