Raleigh · Home Value
What Is Your Raleigh Home Worth?
A real number from someone who knows the comps, not an automated guess.
A Quick Note
This page is general information, not an appraisal and not legal or tax advice. A valuation is my professional opinion of a likely sale price based on recent sales, and only a licensed appraiser produces an appraisal. I am a real estate professional, and my part is pricing your home to sell.
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Your Raleigh Home Value Before the County Sends Its Number
Your Raleigh home value is about to get a second opinion from the county. Wake County says its next revaluation takes effect January 1, 2027, with notices of assessed value mailed by January 22, 2027, and future revaluations every two years. That notice sets your property tax. It is not what a buyer will pay. Local to Coastal Realty builds a comparative market analysis from real sales: the homes closest to yours in size, age, and location, what is under contract now, and what sat.
What Moves Value in Wake County
The street, not the town line. Raleigh, Cary, and Apex sit within about a penny per $100 of each other on Wake County's 2026 chart, at 0.9091, 0.9046, and 0.9106 combined, so tax rarely separates them. The base school, the lot, the commute, and the condition do. Garner, at 1.0721, is the one where a buyer will notice the tax line.
Condition and updates. Buyers compare your kitchen, baths, roof, and systems to every updated house they can see that week, so I adjust for those the way a buyer would.
Flood zone and HOA. A lot in a mapped flood zone along the Neuse River or one of the city's creeks brings a flood insurance requirement on a federally backed loan. HOA dues and rules count too.
Four Numbers People Mix Up
An automated estimate is a computer's guess from public records. Your county value is what Wake County assigns for property tax. An appraisal is a licensed appraiser's opinion, usually ordered by the buyer's lender. A comparative market analysis is my side-by-side look at what sold, what is pending, and what is sitting, and it is the one built to help you decide what to ask.
What I Need From You
Your address, the major updates and when they were done, anything that needs work, and your timeline. Tell me the uncomfortable parts. A number that skips the old water heater will not survive the buyer's inspection, and I would rather price it right than renegotiate later.
From a Number to a Plan
We walk through the number and what would move it. Then you choose: list now, fix a few things first, or wait. If you list, read selling your home in Raleigh, or trading up in Raleigh if you are buying next. Get in touch or call (336) 516-4136 for your number.
Sources
The figures above come from these sources, checked in October 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will Wake County's 2027 revaluation tell me what my house is worth?
It tells you the value the county will tax. A buyer pays based on comparable sales and your home's condition, which is what a CMA measures.
Is a Raleigh home valuation free?
Yes, with no obligation to list.
Does being in Cary instead of Raleigh change my value?
Not because of tax: Wake County's 2026 combined rates are 0.9046 per $100 in Cary and 0.9091 in Raleigh. The street, the school, and the house matter far more.
Raleigh
What home value looks like in Raleigh
Dix Park's 308 acres, more than 100 miles of greenway, free museums, and Research Triangle Park next door.
Dorothea Dix Park covers 308 acres, and the Capital Area Greenway system runs more than 100 miles across 28 trails.
General admission to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is free, and Research Triangle Park, whose 7,000 acres house hundreds of companies, sits next door.
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