Cary, NC Real Estate
Cary has grown from a small town into one of the Triangle's largest suburbs, known for top-rated schools and a steady influx of tech-sector transplants.
Cary area-wide market snapshot
Market-wide figures for all of Cary, not only the homes listed on this site. Calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from MLS-sourced listing data for Cary, refreshed nightly -- updated Oct 27, 2026.
Median list price
$495,000
Median sale price (12mo)
$515,000
Avg. days on market
73 days
Sale-to-list ratio
99.2%
Year over year
-1.9%
Homes for sale in Cary
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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
Weatherstone Elementary
1.16 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
- Enrollment
- 758
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.1:1
- District
- Wake County Schools
Middle
Davis Drive Middle
1.29 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
5.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: A (2025)
- Enrollment
- 921
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.2:1
- District
- Wake County Schools
High
Green Hope High
2.31 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.1
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: A (2025)
- Enrollment
- 2,070
- Student:teacher ratio
- 19.3:1
- District
- Wake County Schools
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