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$215,000

5520 Hester Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Raleigh, NC 27606
Listed by Gabe Button · Better Homes & Gardens Real Es
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About this home

Nearly 1 acre at a Raleigh address with no HOA! This lot previously held a manufactured home and has an existing well and a permitted 3-bedroom septic system, a potential head start on site work. Bring your manufactured home or plan your build. Enjoy room to spread out just minutes from Lake Wheeler, Yates Mill Park, and Cary, with an easy drive to Downtown Raleigh. Come see the possibilities at 5520 Hester Dr!

Property details

MLS
Doorify MLS
MLS #
10198694
Property type
Unimproved Land
Subdivision
Lake Wheeler Village Estates
Status
Active
Days on market
2
On market date
October 16, 2026
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Lot size
0.93 acres
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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Yates Mill Elementary
1.86 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
Enrollment
494
Student:teacher ratio
13.0:1
District
Wake County Schools
Middle
Dillard Drive Middle
2.8 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
Enrollment
1,003
Student:teacher ratio
15.0:1
District
Wake County Schools
High
Athens Drive High
3.87 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.7
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
Enrollment
2,042
Student:teacher ratio
16.1:1
District
Wake County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Raleigh's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

15
Very car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
5.0 / 20 -- Least walkable
Google Places amenity density
0 / 100
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Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Raleigh, from live MLS data.

On the market 2 days -- 87 fewer days than Raleigh's current average of 89 days.
For reference, the median list price across 2,877 active listings in Raleigh right now is $380,000.

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$43,000 down
$172,000 loan
Principal & interest$1,116
Property tax (est.)$179
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Doorify MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 4 days ago.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.