Town guide

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is a city in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 481,031 people across 147 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27695 and 27697, and parts of 27529, 27545 and 27560 are in Raleigh too.

Homes sold for a median of $247 per square foot across 15 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 10 of 15 were seller’s markets.

Population481,0313,270 per sq mi

Median home value$415,800Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$247Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking19%Median of 15 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Raleigh

20 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Raleigh, NC27601 Buyer’s market $387/sq ft +8.2% vs. last year 8.2 months of supply · 10% sold over asking Competition 20/100

All in Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27603 Seller’s market $209/sq ft −1.4% vs. last year 3.7 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 51/100

Mostly Raleigh; also Garner and Fuquay-Varina

Raleigh, NC27604 Balanced $208/sq ft −2.8% vs. last year 4 months of supply · 18% sold over asking Competition 44/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27605 Balanced $389/sq ft +3.6% vs. last year 5.7 months of supply · 4% sold over asking Competition 9/100

All in Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27606 Seller’s market $247/sq ft +2.8% vs. last year 3.7 months of supply · 17% sold over asking Competition 43/100

Mostly Raleigh; also Cary

Raleigh, NC27607 Seller’s market $339/sq ft −2.7% vs. last year 3.5 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 42/100

Mostly Raleigh; also Cary

Raleigh, NC27608 Seller’s market $454/sq ft −2.6% vs. last year 3.5 months of supply · 32% sold over asking Competition 56/100

All in Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27609 Seller’s market $311/sq ft +2.0% vs. last year 3.4 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 51/100

All in Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27610 Balanced $198/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 4.9 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 25/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27612 Seller’s market $261/sq ft −2.2% vs. last year 2.8 months of supply · 20% sold over asking Competition 52/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27613 Seller’s market $249/sq ft −2.6% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 59/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27614 Seller’s market $231/sq ft −1.1% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 20% sold over asking Competition 55/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27615 Seller’s market $241/sq ft −0.6% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 53/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27616 Balanced $183/sq ft −2.6% vs. last year 4.3 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 31/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27617 Seller’s market $218/sq ft −5.7% vs. last year 3.3 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 44/100

Mostly Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27695Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Raleigh

Raleigh, NC27697Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Raleigh

Garner, NC27529 Seller’s market $182/sq ft −3.8% vs. last year 2.8 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 42/100

Mostly Garner; part is in Raleigh

Knightdale, NC27545 Seller’s market $180/sq ft −2.7% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 39/100

Mostly Knightdale; part is in Raleigh

Morrisville, NC27560 Seller’s market $225/sq ft −4.7% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 42/100

Mostly Morrisville; part is in Raleigh

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Raleigh. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Raleigh at a glance

City · Wake County, NC

Population	481,0313,270 per square mile
Land area	147 square milesplus 1.1 of water
Median household income	$85,395average $122,525
Median home value	$415,800as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,572/month
Homes lived in by owners	51%
Single-family houses	44% of homes
Median year built	1997
Average household	2.27 people
Median age	34.7
Average commute	23 minutes26% work from home
Adults with a degree	54%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Raleigh

Distances

Nearest major airport	Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Durham, NC18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Philadelphia, PA346 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Raleigh; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Raleigh

U.S. Representative · North Carolina’s 2nd DistrictDeborah K. Ross (D)
U.S. SenatorTed Budd (R)
U.S. SenatorThom Tillis (R)
GovernorJosh Stein (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataJanet Cowell

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Raleigh had 467,665 residents in the 2020 census, up 69% since 2000.

It’s the 2nd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Wake County grew from 54,626 residents in 1900 to 1,129,410 in 2020.

Wake County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 49.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raleigh State Univ, NC weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Wake County

556,250 jobs at 33,873 businesses in Wake County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

10,562 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Raleigh’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Rex HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Raleigh3.5 miles
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Raleigh4.2 miles
Wakemed, Cary HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Cary9.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	721
Specialist doctors	1,676
Dentists	510
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	2,146
Mental health providers	4,100
Physical and occupational therapists	1,128
Optometrists	99
Chiropractors	182
Pharmacies	208

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Raleigh

Parks (275 nearby)

Lake Johnson Park · 466 acres6.1 mi
Dorothea Dix Park · 308 acres4.2 mi
Walnut Creek Park South · 199 acres6.5 mi
Neuse River Greenway · 187 acres7.8 mi
Green Hills County Park · 186 acres6.7 mi
Neuse River Greenway · 175 acres6.7 mi

Grocery stores (81 nearby)

Harris Teeter0.6 mi
Trader Joe's1.2 mi
Wegmans1.4 mi
Harris Teeter1.4 mi

Pharmacies (23 nearby)

Walgreens0.8 mi
Holly Park Pharmacy1.3 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.4 mi
Hayes Barton Pharmacy1.7 mi

Libraries (20 nearby)

Finch Library2.8 mi
Oberlin Regional Library2.9 mi
Green Road Library2.9 mi
The North Carolina State Library3.2 mi
Prezell R Robinson Library3.2 mi

Museums (13 nearby)

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Nature Research Center3.2 mi
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences3.2 mi
North Carolina Museum of History3.3 mi
Marbles Kids Museum3.5 mi
Raleigh Lace Museum and Kristin S Conrad Lace Center3.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (26 nearby)

St. David's School Performing Arts Center0.6 mi
Cannonball Music Hall1.8 mi
Leggett Theater2.8 mi
Raleigh Little Theatre3.0 mi
Burning Coal Theatre Company3.0 mi

Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1770.

Colleges and universities

Wake Technical Community College
Poole College of Management

Sports teams

Carolina Hurricanes Q1215892

Notable people born here

Andrew Johnson (1808) · President of the United States from 1865 to 1869
Evan Rachel Wood (1987) · American actress
Michael C. Hall (1971) · American actor
Daniel McFadden (1937) · American economist
Emily Procter (1968) · American actress
Clay Aiken (1978) · American singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer
Peyton Reed (1964) · American film director
John Wall (1990) · American basketball player (born 1990)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Raleigh

Public schools here are run by Wake County Schools, Doral Academy North Carolina, Governor Morehead School for the Blind and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (101)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Abbotts Creek ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	805	Public	6.2 mi
Baileywick Road ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	352	Public	5.7 mi
Banks Road ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	651	Public	14.1 mi
Barton Pond ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	515	Public	6.2 mi
Barwell Road ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	648	Public	8.4 mi
Beaverdam ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	678	Public	6.4 mi
Brentwood ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	385	Public	2.6 mi
Brier Creek ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	642	Public	10.4 mi
Brooks ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	471	Public	1.3 mi
Bugg ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	345	Public	5.4 mi
Combs ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	695	Public	5.0 mi
Conn ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	595	Public	2.5 mi
Dillard Drive ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	648	Public	7.0 mi
Douglas ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	562	Public	1.1 mi
Durant Road ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	577	Public	6.0 mi
Forest Pines Drive ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	493	Public	10.1 mi
Fuller ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	545	Public	5.2 mi
Green ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	534	Public	1.7 mi
Harris Creek ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	827	Public	7.9 mi
Hilburn Drive AcademyRaleigh	Pre-K–8	596	Public	5.1 mi
Hunter ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	658	Public	3.9 mi
Jeffreys Grove ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	543	Public	3.5 mi
Joyner ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	569	Public	1.1 mi
Lacy ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	695	Public	2.4 mi
Lynn Road ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	486	Public	3.2 mi
Millbrook ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	534	Public	2.3 mi
North Forest Pines ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	536	Public	10.1 mi
North Ridge ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	730	Public	3.8 mi
Oak Grove ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	553	Public	11.2 mi
Olds ElementaryRaleigh	Pre-K–5	244	Public	3.1 mi

And 71 more.

Private schools (42)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Adventist Christian Academy of RaleighRaleigh	Pre-K–10	133	Seventh-day Adventist	7.1 mi
Al-Iman SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–8	321	Islamic	3.9 mi
Cathedral SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–8	223	Roman Catholic	3.3 mi
Children's Discovery CenterRaleigh	Pre-K–K	20	Nonsectarian	6.8 mi
Follow the Child Montessori SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–6	165	Nonsectarian	3.5 mi
Friendship Christian SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–12	266	Baptist	2.5 mi
Little Lambs Learning CenterRaleigh	Pre-K–K	20	Baptist	8.4 mi
Maracas MontessoriRaleigh	Pre-K–K	12	Nonsectarian	6.4 mi
Montessori School of RaleighRaleigh	Pre-K–12	238	Nonsectarian	3.5 mi
North Raleigh Christian AcademyRaleigh	Pre-K–12	1,568	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.6 mi
Raleigh Christian AcademyRaleigh	Pre-K–12	228	Baptist	4.0 mi
Raleigh Day SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–4	24	Nonsectarian	4.6 mi
Ravenscroft SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–12	1,215	Nonsectarian	3.8 mi
St Mary's Christian AcademyRaleigh	Pre-K–6	25	Other religious	4.0 mi
St Philip Lutheran PreschoolRaleigh	Pre-K–TK	8	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	3.9 mi
St Timothys SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–8	548	Episcopal	0.8 mi
The Raleigh SchoolRaleigh	Pre-K–5	264	Nonsectarian	5.2 mi
Grace Christian SchoolRaleigh	TK–12	874	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.6 mi
Trinity AcademyRaleigh	TK–12	612	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.4 mi
Neuse Christian AcademyRaleigh	K–12	356	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.1 mi
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary SchoolRaleigh	K–8	464	Roman Catholic	0.8 mi
Rising Stars Private SchoolRaleigh	K	8	Nonsectarian	3.6 mi
St Raphael Catholic SchoolRaleigh	K–8	458	Roman Catholic	2.5 mi
Sure Promise Christian AcademyRaleigh	K–5	19	Pentecostal	8.6 mi
Thales Academy of CaryRaleigh	K–10	436	Nonsectarian	7.0 mi
Thales Academy of RaleighRaleigh	K–8	488	Nonsectarian	5.4 mi
The Franciscan SchoolRaleigh	K–8	668	Roman Catholic	8.3 mi
Wake Christian AcademyRaleigh	K–12	926	Christian (no specific denomination)	8.7 mi
Christian Life AcademyRaleigh	1–11	32	Christian (no specific denomination)	5.2 mi
Frankie Lemmon School & Development CenterRaleigh	1	7	Nonsectarian	4.8 mi

And 12 more.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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