Wake County, North Carolina — cities by momentum

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11 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

11
Cities tracked
996,905
Combined population
$483,927
Median home (county)
8
Rising / Hot

Wake County, North Carolina has 11 tracked cities with a combined population of 996,905. The median home value across these cities is $483,927.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Holly Springs, with a composite score of 67 (Rising) — median home $582,085, -1.3% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Zebulon at $343,144.

Holly Springs

pop 48,674
67
Rising$582,085 · -1.3%

Wendell

pop 16,845
66
Rising$372,496 · -1.5%

Apex

pop 75,977
65
Rising$602,646 · -2.1%

Zebulon

pop 10,505
64
Rising$343,144 · -0.8%

Wake Forest

pop 56,764
63
Rising$515,272 · -1.7%

Cary

pop 182,659
62
Rising$629,864 · -1.8%

Garner

pop 39,345
62
Rising$385,612 · -2.1%

Rolesville

pop 11,854
62
Rising$501,278 · -2.4%

Raleigh

pop 499,825
59
Stable$435,807 · -2.2%

Knightdale

pop 21,829
59
Stable$370,519 · -2.8%

Morrisville

pop 32,628
54
Stable$483,927 · -4.9%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
50° / 30°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
88° / 68°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
213
~58% of year
Annual precip
50″ rain
6″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
High

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.