In August 2020, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $385,000 - a 20.7% increase over the $319,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 129 homes sold in Wake Forest in August 2019.
The median sales tax in Wake Forest for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,992, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares Wake Forest to other Wake County cities in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary | 5 | 258 | -98.1% | $415,000 | $335,000 | 23.9% |
| Wake Forest | 5 | 129 | -96.1% | $385,000 | $319,000 | 20.7% |
| Apex | 3 | 125 | -97.6% | $332,000 | $342,000 | -2.9% |
| Fuquay-Varina | 1 | 100 | -99% | $331,500 | $280,500 | 18.2% |
| Medfield Estates | 1 | 1 | 0% | $323,000 | $325,000 | -0.6% |
| Knightdale | 3 | 59 | -94.9% | $316,000 | $215,000 | 47% |
| Raleigh | 13 | 919 | -98.6% | $250,000 | $260,000 | -3.8% |
| Garner | 1 | 65 | -98.5% | $219,500 | $235,500 | -6.8% |
| Willow Creek | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $321,000 | -100% |
| Waco Heights | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $205,000 | -100% |
| Morrisville | 0 | 34 | -100% | $0 | $340,750 | -100% |
| Winter Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Pineview Estates | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Will-O-Dean Acres | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Brookhaven | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $475,000 | -100% |
| Emerald Village | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Avocet | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Wendell | 0 | 35 | -100% | $0 | $180,000 | -100% |
| Timberlake | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $245,000 | -100% |
| Durham | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $293,000 | -100% |
| Holly Springs | 0 | 99 | -100% | $0 | $306,000 | -100% |
| Lynwood Estates | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $233,000 | -100% |
| Rolesville | 0 | 26 | -100% | $0 | $399,000 | -100% |
| Lakeside | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $274,500 | -100% |
| Riverview North | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $159,000 | -100% |
| Willow Springs | 0 | 13 | -100% | $0 | $302,000 | -100% |
| Angelview | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $110,000 | -100% |
| Barclay Downs | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $307,000 | -100% |
| New Hill | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $539,000 | -100% |
| Oxxford Hunt | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Golden Forest | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $169,500 | -100% |
| Brookstone | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $440,000 | -100% |
| Echo Heights | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $232,000 | -100% |
| Clayton | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $261,000 | -100% |
| Castlebrook Estates | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $271,500 | -100% |
| Heatherbrook | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $172,500 | -100% |
| Angier | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $335,000 | -100% |
| Pine Hurst Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Colewood Acres | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $185,000 | -100% |
| Stoneridge | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Green Acres | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Queen Pines | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $167,750 | -100% |
| El Camino Estates | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $210,500 | -100% |
| Birchwood Hills Estates | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $462,500 | -100% |
| Lake Anne | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Zebulon | 0 | 23 | -100% | $0 | $245,000 | -100% |
| Arrowood | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Deerfield | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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