Market Intelligence · NC / Wake County

Cary, NC housing market

4 ZIP markets liveData updated August 2026Typical value$626K1-yr changeDown1.6%

The median home value in Cary, NC is $626K as of August 2026, down 1.6% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Key takeaways

  • The story in Cary this June is a market that has softened.
  • The typical home value sits at about six hundred thirty-eight thousand dollars, down roughly 2 percent over the past year.
  • About 22 percent of homes for sale have already cut their price, so more than one in five sellers started too high and had to adjust.
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The story in Cary this June is a market that has softened. The typical home value sits at about six hundred thirty-eight thousand dollars, down roughly 2 percent over the past year. That is not a crash, but it is a clear signal that the fast gains have stalled. Look at the listings and you can see why. About 22 percent of homes for sale have already cut their price, so more than one in five sellers started too high and had to adjust. There are around 400 homes on the market, with about 250 fresh listings added, so buyers have real choices. The median home is taking about forty-four days to sell, long enough that overpricing gets punished. And the median list price, near six hundred three thousand dollars, sits below the typical value, a sign sellers are pricing with caution. If you are selling here, price it right from day one. In this market, the homes that sit are the ones that reached.

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12-month value trend

-1.6% over 12 months

Typical home value in Cary over the last 12 months: $636K in Aug 2025 to $626K in Aug 2026 (-1.6%).

Aug 2025$636K

Aug 2026$626K

Median Zillow home value index across Cary's ZIP codes.

The coverage

Cary, by the numbers.

Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, August 2026
$626K
1-yr changeMedian across Cary ZIPs
-1.6%
ZIP markets live5 tracked in Cary
4
County
Wake County

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Context

Zillow's home value index puts the typical Cary home at $626,022 as of August 2026, a 12-month move of -1.6%. Realtor.com's August 2026 listing data shows 371 homes on the market, 136 newly listed, and a median asking price of $620,000. The median listing spends 53 days on market, and 25.0% of active listings have reduced their asking price. These figures describe a softening market in which realistic pricing is what moves a home.

The numbers

What is the housing market like in Cary, NC?

Typical home value

$626K

Down1.6%YoY

Median list price

$620K

Days on market

53

Homes for sale

371

Price cuts

25.0%

New listings

136

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026)

Figures reflect Cary's ZIP codes with market data: values and listing medians take the median across ZIPs; inventory and new listings are summed.

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What ZIP codes are live in Cary?

Typical value is the Zillow home value index (ZHVI) for each ZIP, as of August 2026. 1-yr change compares it to the same ZIP a year earlier. We track 5 Cary ZIP codes in total; the remaining 1 publish as their data clears editorial QA.

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

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