Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$330,500
Raleigh $418,400
Median rent$1,457/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Raleigh 28%
Wendell
Wake County13,064 residentsWake County Schools
59
C
Suburbgrade score
11th of 14 Raleigh suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
59
Raleigh median 64
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wendell is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wendell against Raleigh. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency75th pct
Raleigh median 75th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.4
Raleigh median 16.0
Graduation rate90%
Raleigh median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index88
Raleigh 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Raleigh 0.68%
Local sales tax7.00%
Raleigh median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute29.0 min
Raleigh 26.8 min
Under 30 minutes45%
Raleigh 60%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Raleigh median 1.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés13
Raleigh median 55 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Raleigh median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks4
Raleigh median 34 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$95,787
Raleigh $100,103
Unemployment1.3%
Raleigh 4.1%
Professional occupations45%
Raleigh 55%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wendell on amenities
Wendell's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Raleigh16 mi from WendellA− 68 B− Wake Forest15 mi from WendellB 66 C+ Garner16 mi from WendellB− 61 C Clayton11 mi from WendellC+ 56 C− Smithfield19 mi from WendellC 48 D+ Knightdale8 mi from WendellC− 65 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Wendell
Is Wendell, NC a good place to live?
Wendell scores 59 out of 100, 11th of 14 Raleigh suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wendell expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $330,500, 21% below the Raleigh median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $1,457/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wendell?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Wendell sit at the 75th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 13.4 student–teacher ratio. Wendell is served by Wake County Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wendell?
The mean commute is 29.0 min, with 45% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wendell?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 13 restaurants and cafés and 4 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Wendell old or new?
The median home in Wendell was built in 2010 — 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. 87% 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.