| HOUSING | Wake Forest | Cary | United States |
| Median Home Age | 9 | 16.1 | 35.1 |
| Median Home Cost | $220,700 | $245,800 | $153,800 |
| Home Appreciation | -0.84% | -0.80% | 1.62% |
| Homes Owned | 67.34% | 64.47% | 57.69% |
| Housing Vacant | 7.47% | 6.35% | 11.38% |
| Homes Rented | 25.19% | 29.18% | 30.93% |
| Property Tax Rate | $7.89 | $7.89 | $11.20 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 0.94% | 0.42% | 2.72% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 1.33% | 0.62% | 4.03% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 1.22% | 0.46% | 5.58% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 1.91% | 0.40% | 7.09% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 3.24% | 1.05% | 8.80% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 16.07% | 9.48% | 21.26% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 25.01% | 18.81% | 14.87% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 35.86% | 34.55% | 16.82% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 10.31% | 19.79% | 7.83% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 2.54% | 8.70% | 4.04% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 1.12% | 4.28% | 4.05% |
| $750,000 to $999,999 | 0.32% | 1.02% | 1.26% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.14% | 0.43% | 1.64% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | | |
| 1999 to 2005 | 53.32% | 29.85% | 13.71% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 23.60% | 34.89% | 14.31% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 23.60% | 34.89% | 14.31% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9.02% | 18.08% | 13.87% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4.60% | 10.72% | 16.17% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 2.77% | 3.84% | 11.70% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 2.28% | 1.43% | 11.08% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 1.28% | 0.39% | 6.02% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 3.12% | 0.80% | 13.15% |
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