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Cary is a mid-size city of 179,306 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $580k and rent runs about $2k a month.
179,306people
$580kTypical home
$1,738/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
5"Snow
254Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 179,306
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,941 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 11 mi to Raleigh, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $580k (≈$3,659/mo)
- Median rent $1,738/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Low property crime (968 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RDU airport
- 7 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,469 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 183 bars within 25 mi
- 407 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wake County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk