Triangle Town Matchmaker

Closest

MorrisvilleDurhamCaryApex

A longer drive

RaleighChapel HillHolly SpringsWake Forest

Main routes: I-40, NC 147, I-540 and NC 540, NC 54 and NC 55.

Closest

RaleighGarnerKnightdaleCary

A longer drive

Wake ForestRolesvilleWendellClaytonApexFuquay-Varina

Main routes: I-40, I-440, I-87 and US 64, US 1, US 70.

Closest

DurhamChapel HillHillsborough

A longer drive

CarrboroMorrisvilleMebaneCary

Main routes: NC 147, I-85, US 15-501, I-40.

Closest

Chapel HillCarrboroDurhamHillsborough

A longer drive

PittsboroMebaneCaryApex

Main routes: US 15-501, I-40, NC 54, NC 86. Chapel Hill Transit is fare-free.

Closest

MorrisvilleCaryRaleighDurham

A longer drive

ApexWake ForestHolly Springs

Main routes: I-40, I-540, Aviation Parkway.

Without a daily commute, your choice can rest on price, home type and lot size. Steps 2 and 3 are the place to start, and our town comparison puts the main towns side by side. Check internet service at the specific address before you buy.

GarnerKnightdaleClaytonMebaneRolesvilleWendellCarrboro

Durham, Fuquay-Varina and Morrisville average about $500,000.

DurhamFuquay-VarinaMorrisvilleWake ForestHillsboroughApexHolly Springs

CaryRaleighChapel HillPittsboro

Raleigh's average reflects a very wide range, from condos around $100,000 to estates above $9 million.

Single-family homes, townhomes and condos listed in the Triangle MLS, November 2026. Figures are rounded and change daily.

Condos and townhomes are listed in nearly every town. Search the larger markets directly:

RaleighDurhamCaryMorrisvilleChapel Hill

Older neighborhoods with mature trees are found throughout the larger towns. Each town guide lists neighborhoods currently on the market:

RaleighCaryDurhamChapel HillGarnerApex

New communities are being built across the Triangle, with much of the activity in growing towns such as:

Holly SpringsFuquay-VarinaClaytonWendellKnightdaleRolesvilleApexPittsboro

Read new construction vs. resale before you visit a builder.

Larger lots are more common in the counties around Wake and Durham:

Franklin CountyJohnston CountyChatham CountyGranville CountyHarnett CountyOrange County

Search land for sale.

These towns have historic downtown districts with shops and restaurants:

RaleighDurhamApexWake ForestHillsboroughChapel Hill

See our 55+ active adult communities guide, covering communities in Cary, Durham, Wake Forest, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Pittsboro and more.