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Median Home Price in Wake Forest, NC

The median home value in Wake Forest, NC is $515,729 as of 2026-06-30, down 1.47% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$515,729

Year-over-Year

-1.47%

Population

55,872

Wake Forest ranks #12 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 66.2% above the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Wake County, where the county-wide median is $482,092.

Crime in Wake Forest

Wake Forest police recorded a violent crime rate of 147 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,305 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 Wake Forest

How much does a house cost in Wake Forest, NC?

The median home value in Wake Forest is $515,729. That's down 1.47% from a year earlier. That is about 66.2% above the typical county in North Carolina.

Is Wake Forest expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Wake Forest are more expensive than Wake County as a whole, where the median is $482,092 — a difference of about 7.0%.

Is Wake Forest a safe place to live?

Wake Forest police reported 147 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 55,872. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.