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Wake Forest, NC vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- The median age of a home in Wake Forest is 156.3% younger than the median age of a home in Blowing Rock.
 Wake Forest, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age164142
 Median Home Cost$483,600$614,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.0%24.0%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.72.1%75.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.108.1%92.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$10.2$5.4$11.0
 Homes Owned68.3%19.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.2%70.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented27.5%10.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wake Forest, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Average Rent$1,710$1,260$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,210$700$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,250$820$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,410$1,010$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,730$1,280$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,290$1,580$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wake Forest, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.0%0.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%3.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.0%62.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.7%3.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wake Forest, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.2%0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%0.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%0.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.7%0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.6%4.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9997.6%5.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.2%12.1%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99931.8%11.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99917.0%10.5%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9997.8%25.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.1%21.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%1.6%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%3.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wake Forest, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201435.4%11.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200935.4%11.9%13.6%
 1990 to 199916.1%15.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.4%21.8%13.2%
 1970 to 19793.6%12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.1%15.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19590.9%6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.0%5.4%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.7%13.8%12.2%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 16 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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