Wake Forest Real Estate Listings of Houses and Homes for Sale in Wake County, North Carolina

Wake Forest

Nestled among the forested hillsides in North Carolina's northeastern Piedmont region, the communities of Wake Forest, Youngsville, and Rolesville have much to offer. The pace is slow, the neighbors are friendly, and the fishing holes are clean and inviting. And while they have retained all the charm of small-town America, they have the benefit of nearby metropolitan neighbors. There is plenty of room for horse farms, mini or macro, with thousands of acres of beautiful rolling hills in Wake, Franklin and Granville counties.

The relaxed lifestyle is less than an hour's drive from the world-renowned, innovative Research Triangle Park. The Triangle cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill provide a world-class combination of economic vitality, educational opportunity, environmental quality and high quality of life. A well-rounded combination of business and industry, higher education, historic preservation, arts and culture, and trees, greenways and lakes offers Wake and Franklin County residents a quality lifestyle with excellent job and educational opportunities, whether they prefer rural or urban settings.

The outstanding universities and medical facilities in this area provide research and learning opportunities whose benefits extend throughout the world. Three major universities, including North Carolina State University in Wake County, Duke University in Durham County and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in Orange County, have reputations as being among the finest teaching and research schools in the country.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is just a short drive away and three interstates and other major highways provide easy travel in any direction. North Carolina's mountains and beaches lie less than three hours away; and Williamsburg and Richmond, VA, and Washington, D.C. are equally close.

Wake & Franklin Counties are consistently ranked as one of the best places in which to live, work and raise a family in the United States. Residents enjoy the advantages of excellent educational institutions; art, science, and history museums; the North Carolina Symphony; the American Dance Festival; Playmakers Repertory Company; Broadway touring performances; fine restaurants; and shopping variety.

Recreation and leisure services range from lakes and parks to the North Carolina Symphony, North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Exploris Museum, all located in Raleigh. Wake County is home to the Carolina Mudcats, an AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies baseball team. Wake County also enjoys an NHL hockey team, the Carolina Hurricanes, which began its first season in 1997, went to the Stanley Cup finals in 2002 and won the Stanley Cup in 2006. And we can’t forget to mention the famous Durham Bulls minor league baseball team, only a 20 minute drive.