Wake Forest, NC
52,844Residents
$123,802Median household income
$1,596/moMedian gross rent
$474,500Median home value
38.6Median age
60%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
74%Homes lived in by their owners
3.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 15% of the median household income in Wake Forest.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $64,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $4,240 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $65,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.