From January through December of 2019, there were 1,157 homes sold, with a median sale price of $302,500 - a 9% increase over the $277,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were three homes sold in Wake Forest in 2018.
The median sales tax in Wake Forest for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,515, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares Wake Forest to other Wake County cities with similar median sales prices in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Hills Estates | 22 | 0 | - | $348,500 | $0 | - |
| Medfield Estates | 4 | 0 | - | $329,000 | $0 | - |
| Apex | 1,100 | 1 | 109900% | $325,250 | $200,000 | 62.6% |
| Morrisville | 305 | 1 | 30400% | $322,000 | $200,000 | 61% |
| Holly Springs | 822 | 1 | 82100% | $306,000 | $199,000 | 53.8% |
| Wake Forest | 1,157 | 3 | 38466.7% | $302,500 | $277,500 | 9% |
| Barclay Downs | 13 | 0 | - | $298,500 | $0 | - |
| Rolesville | 138 | 0 | - | $296,500 | $0 | - |
| Angier | 12 | 0 | - | $295,000 | $0 | - |
| Durham | 10 | 0 | - | $289,250 | $0 | - |
| Oxxford Hunt | 6 | 0 | - | $287,500 | $0 | - |
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