2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Raleigh, NC vs Cumming, GA

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- The median age of a home in Raleigh is 7.4% older than the median age of a home in Cumming.
 Raleigh, NCCumming, GAUnited States
 Median Home Age27  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$517,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock78.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.122.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.9$11.0
 Homes Owned46.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Raleigh, NCCumming, GAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,540$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,450  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,120$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,350  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Raleigh, NCCumming, GAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Raleigh, NCCumming, GAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock8.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99928.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock13.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Raleigh, NCCumming, GAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock20.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock27.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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