so raleigh north carolina is getting to be a pretty expensive place to buy a home on today's
video we're going to tell you about four suburbs around raleigh where you can still get a deal
hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina and yeah we
can admit it raleigh north carolina is getting to be a fairly pricey place to live but there's still
a few places around raleigh that you can buy that are somewhat affordable and a pretty easy drive
into raleigh we're gonna break it all down and give you the facts about those today starting with
clayton north carolina so clayton north carolina is located to the southeast of raleigh and has
a population of a little bit over 24 000 people currently so clayton north carolina has lots of
positives going for it there's tons of development going on it's fairly close to raleigh has an
amazing downtown and has a lot of space so even though it is getting more and more developed it's
not feeling that crowded clayton also has a lot of cons it is quite a drive to get into the research
triangle park if you live in clayton probably not the best place to live also traffic can be a
little heavy at times making it difficult to get into raleigh and it's not really a pro or a con
but clayton is really rural small town americana so if you're not into that and you want more of a
fast-paced lifestyle you may want to think about moving somewhere else but if that's your gig it's
probably going to be a really good city for you to consider the median home price for a home in
clayton north carolina currently is $320,000 the final sales price of those homes are about 6.7%
over the asking price and 28% of homes sold in clayton currently are new construction as far as
shopping goes there are seven grocery stores in clayton there's a lot of really nice shops and
restaurants in the downtown area and clayton also has a lot of new developments sprouting up as far
as commute times go well as we said the commute into research triangle park can be a little tough
right now it's running anywhere between 45 minutes and an hour into downtown raleigh
you're looking at a commute time of between 25 minutes and 40 minutes depending on what part of
the downtown you need to get to niche.com gives clayton north carolina an overall rating of A-
public schools in clayton get a b plus cost of living gets a b and housing in clayton gets a b
niche.com ranks clayton north carolina the number one best city to live in johnson county
next up we'll move on to knightdale north carolina knightdale is located to the east of raleigh and
has a population of about 19 000 people currently the pros of knightdale it's very close to raleigh
and especially to downtown raleigh it has a lot of amenities for a town of its size and boasts a
really cool new area called knightdale station and prime barbecue one of our favorite barbecue joints
is in knightdale station the cons of knightdale it's really lacking a very diverse food scene
it's mostly a lot of chain restaurants with the exception of prime barbecue and a few others
so you're kind of going to have to settle for all of the chain restaurants it doesn't really
have a charming downtown like a lot of north carolina small towns have but they are definitely
growing and trying to develop something around that knightdale station area and again along
with the chain restaurants there's a lot of chain stores not a lot of mom and pop stores in the area
but it is starting to grow and is definitely on the rise the median home price for home in
knightdale north carolina right now is 320,000 dollars and homes are selling for 6.7 percent
over asking price and twelve percent of homes sold in nighttime currently are new construction
as far as shopping goes in knightdale there are four major grocery stores and lots of shopping but
again mostly the chain stuff like target walmart etc commute times to research triangle park
are between 30 and 40 minutes and best of all to downtown raleigh is only between 17 and 25 minutes
niche.com gives knightdale north carolina an overall ranking of A public schools get a B
housing gets a B+ and cost of living gets a B next up we have wendell north carolina and yes it's
pronounced wendell not wendell sorry for those of you that may be mistaken wendell north carolina is
located to the east of raleigh and just slightly east of knightdale with a population of 10
000 people the pros of wendell it has an amazing little downtown very diverse very cool happening
place brew pubs wine bars restaurants shopping ice cream parlors about anything you can imagine
is in wendell north carolina's downtown wendell also has plenty of parks and green space
really great place to go commune with nature for those of you that like to um commune with nature
wendell's also close to downtown raleigh which is definitely a huge positive and last but not
least on the pro category wendell falls is a mega giant neighborhood that is really transforming
wendell and making it into a destination place that a lot of people want to move to some of
the cons about wendell it can feel a little bit further out than it really is there's a highway
there that connects you to downtown raleigh and the rest of raleigh you can get to those places
really quickly but if you look on a map wendell looks like it's out in the middle of nowhere
currently wendell has very few amenities not a lot of shopping not a lot of groceries other
than that downtown i told you about but it is very very close to knightdale and a lot
of people that live in wendell take the quick drive into knightdale to get whatever they need
another con of wendell it is the epitome of small town america we filmed the downtown during the
middle of the week and it was pretty much a ghost town now it is hopping and a little bit
more exciting on the weekends but be prepared if you do move to wendell and you want to go hang out
with a lot of your perfect stranger new friends in downtown wendell during the middle of the week
good luck to you the median home price for a home in wendell north carolina currently is $320,000
although i must say that is skewed because of the new big development wendell falls that's going on
homes are selling for 1.7% over asking price and 44% of all home solds in wendell north
carolina are new construction again that's mostly attributed to that mega neighborhood window falls
there are three grocery stores in wendell north carolina including the brand new right beside
wendell falls publix grocery store that's just coming online and again there's not a lot of
shopping currently in wendell it's up and coming but again most people lean on knightdale and spend
the 10 minute journey into knightdale to get most anything they need grocery wise
or shopping wise the commute times into research triangle park are between 35 and 45 minutes and
into downtown raleigh only about 18 to 30 minutes niche.com gives wendell north carolina an overall
rating of A- public schools get a ranking of B+ housing also gets a B+ and cost of living gets
a B next up we have garner north carolina garner is to the south of raleigh and has a population
currently of around 33 000 people the pros of garner it's very very close to downtown raleigh
also it is very close to a big city but also retains that small town feel the cons it doesn't
have a lot of the amenities on its own but because it's so close to raleigh it really doesn't need to
another con it really doesn't have much of a downtown median home price currently in garner
north carolina it's $315,000 homes are selling about 4.3% over asking price in garner and 27%
of the homes currently being sold in garner are new construction as far as shopping goes there
are six major grocery stores in garner white oak crossing is the main shopping hub for garner north
carolina and it has just about anything you can imagine including the area's only cabela's
and incidentally this is the only cabela's in the state of north carolina and cabela's is the fourth
largest employer in garner as far as commute times go the drive into the research triangle park is
between 28 and 40 minutes and the drive into downtown raleigh is only about 8 to 20 minutes
niche.com gives garner north carolina an overall rating of A public schools in garner get an A-
housing in garner gets a B+ and cost of living in garner gets a B so if you like this video
be sure to watch this one about more raleigh suburbs that you might be interested in
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