Housing & affordability in Wake Forest
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C
60/100
4th of 14
4th of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$474,500
Raleigh $418,40040% · scores 57
Median rent vs metro$1,596/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo30% · scores 51
Ownership rate74%
Raleigh 67%15% · scores 71
Households spending >30% of income on housing22%
Raleigh 28%15% · scores 75
Context, not scored
Median year built · Raleigh 20002009
Houses rather than flats · Raleigh 71%80%
Households with children · Raleigh 33%39%
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, Wake Forest highlightedBetter than Wake Forest on housing & affordability
Wake Forest grades C on housing & affordability. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Cary22 mi from Wake ForestC+ 74 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24