Housing & affordability in Smithfield
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
15/100
14th of 14
14th of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$242,500
Raleigh $418,40040% · scores 20
Median rent vs metro$658/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo30% · scores 0
Ownership rate59%
Raleigh 67%15% · scores 43
Households spending >30% of income on housing47%
Raleigh 28%15% · scores 0
Context, not scored
Median year built · Raleigh 20001973
Houses rather than flats · Raleigh 71%69%
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, Smithfield highlightedBetter than Smithfield on housing & affordability
Smithfield grades F on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Fuquay-Varina24 mi from SmithfieldC 64 C+ Knightdale20 mi from SmithfieldD+ 65 C+ Wendell19 mi from SmithfieldD+ 59 C Garner19 mi from SmithfieldD 61 C Clayton11 mi from SmithfieldD 56 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24