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Median Home Price in Cary, NC

The median home value in Cary, NC is $631,158 as of 2026-06-30, down 2.01% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$631,158

Year-over-Year

-2.01%

Population

181,793

Cary ranks #4 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 103.4% above the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Wake County, where the county-wide median is $482,092.

Crime in Cary

Cary police recorded a violent crime rate of 71 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,317 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Cary

How much does a house cost in Cary, NC?

The median home value in Cary is $631,158. That's down 2.01% from a year earlier. That is about 103.4% above the typical county in North Carolina.

Is Cary expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Cary are more expensive than Wake County as a whole, where the median is $482,092 — a difference of about 30.9%.

Is Cary a safe place to live?

Cary police reported 71 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 181,793. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.