In December 2019, there were 26 homes sold, with a median sale price of $313,750 - a 13.3% increase over the $277,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 80 homes sold in Wake Forest in December 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 December 2019.
The following table compares Wake Forest to other Wake County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2019:
| City | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneridge | 1 | 1 | 0% | $805,000 | $540,000 | 49.1% |
| Apex | 21 | 64 | -67.2% | $325,000 | $341,750 | -4.9% |
| Wake Forest | 26 | 80 | -67.5% | $313,750 | $277,000 | 13.3% |
| Holly Springs | 27 | 49 | -44.9% | $309,000 | $300,000 | 3% |
| Cary | 58 | 143 | -59.4% | $307,500 | $325,000 | -5.4% |
| Morrisville | 9 | 28 | -67.9% | $307,000 | $277,500 | 10.6% |
| Rolesville | 4 | 14 | -71.4% | $292,500 | $339,000 | -13.7% |
| Fuquay-Varina | 25 | 56 | -55.4% | $275,000 | $252,500 | 8.9% |
| Raleigh | 213 | 595 | -64.2% | $265,000 | $250,000 | 6% |
| Castlebrook Estates | 2 | 0 | - | $235,000 | $0 | - |
| Knightdale | 10 | 27 | -63% | $234,750 | $160,000 | 46.7% |
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