so what are the most underrated suburbs around raleigh north carolina
well we're gonna break it all down for you up next
hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina
and on today's video we're going to break down and give you details on four of the most
underrated under the radar suburbs around raleigh north carolina these all could potentially be
great options for your next home but again they get overlooked by
a lot of people and by the way we've made videos on all of the suburbs around raleigh
already in the past we'll link those videos in the description below but on today's video we
need to talk about the most underrated suburbs starting with fuquay-varina so fuquay-varina has
a really big problem it's hard to pronounce some people coming in from out of the area and even
some people that are been in the raleigh area for a while say fuquay-varina even fuquay-varina
yeah i know fuquay-varina all kinds of different mispronunciations it's actually fuquay-varina
and it is the merger of two little towns named you guessed it fuquay and varina they were
next door to each other decided to merge into one municipality and it is a really good hidden gem in
the triangle so fuquay-varina is on the outskirts of raleigh but it has really gained a lot of
popularity lately because of the amazing deals you used to be able to get the growth that's going
on and the new construction that is going on in fuquay-varina it's been under the radar for a long
time because it appears on a map to be really far away from everything and it's kind of discouraged
a lot of people from moving there the word is finally getting out however and it's getting more
and more popular so fuquay-varina is located just south of raleigh with a population of about 32 000
people the pros it has a very impressive little downtown great shops great restaurants great
desserts coffee shops all of that another positive fuquay-varina is really really growing and so with
that growth you're going to get more restaurants and more things to do more shopping etc and
another pro it has a good number of grocery stores and restaurants etc for a town of its
size therefore you're not going to be reliant on having to drive 20 minutes 30 minutes to get to
raleigh or some larger big city and finally another pro about fuquay-varina just on the
outskirts of town costco is coming so that would be really tremendous that you can drive
10 minutes 15 minutes to costco if you live in fuquay-varina and now for the cons traffic can
be a little frustrating it can be difficult to get from fuquay-varina in it to any other city
in the triangle and it could potentially take you a good bit of time to get there
and finally another con there's not a lot to do there other than what's in the downtown or in the
commercial area around where starbucks and target and walmart and all that is it's basically you've
got two options unfortunately right now but things are growing currently the median home price for
a home in fuquay-varina is 380 thousand dollars 39 percent of homes being sold currently are new
construction and 784 homes in the last year sold in fuquay-varina were new construction as far as
shopping goes in fuquay-varina there are at least five really good shopping centers in the area with
home depot plenty of restaurants chain stores just about anything you can imagine you're going to be
able to find in fuquay-varina plus many many local shops and restaurants vicious fishes brewery one
of our favorite restaurants eat at when we have clients and we take them to fuquay is in downtown
really amazing little restaurant highly recommend it and again tons of other shops and restaurants
around stickboy bakery is also in fuquay you got to get a sticky bun from stickboy bakery
plus it's only about 10 minutes from all of the shopping and restaurants in holly springs so
very very easy access to that part of the triangle as well and commute times from fuquay-varina to
rtp is about 30 to 40 minutes and to downtown raleigh is about 25 to 30 minutes niche.com
gave fuquay-varina an overall score of A public schools in fuquay got a niche.com rating of A-
housing got a score of A- and cost of living got a score of B next up is the town of rolesville north
carolina so rolesville is a small little town and it gets overlooked because it's so small
and because quite frankly there's not a lot to do there and so therefore it is kind of under
the radar however rolesville is growing and as wake forest grows next door to it
it's kind of becoming an amalgam so easy acts from rolesville to wake forest and back again
and so you're getting this sort of little mini metropolitan area growing up up there
so rolesville is just northeast of raleigh and has a population currently of around 9 400 people
the pros of rolesville again it's very close to wake forest so you can easily get to all of the
shops and restaurants and grocery stores and medical and whatever else you need in wake forest
from rolesville another pro it's growing quickly in fact it is one of the fastest growing cities in
all of north carolina and it's located a straight shot up louisburg road which is highway 401 which
gives you direct access into raleigh via capitol boulevard and now for the cons of rolesville
because louisburg road highway 401 is the only main road in and out of rolesville it can tend
to get a little congested especially during rush hour traffic so you have to be prepared
for that should you make the move to rolesville the next con of rolesville there's not a lot
of restaurants there's not a lot of things to do most of the restaurants you have are fast food or
small town stuff that really wouldn't be any destination travel unfortunately not a lot to do
and a further con of rolesville is doesn't really have much of a downtown doesn't have really much
of a character about it the median home price for a home in rolesville currently is 414 thousand
dollars currently 45 percent of the homes being sold in rolesville are new construction and 142
new construction homes in the last year were sold in rolesville north carolina so as far as shopping
goes rolesville has a food lion grocery store and unfortunately not much else in the way of grocery
stores but again easy access to wake forest where there's a wegmans of publix harris teeter on and
on and on as far as restaurants go again you've got really a lot of those fast food things however
off the hook seafood restaurant is in rolesville it is one of our favorites the food is really
really good the service is amazing definitely something we recommend if you find your way up
to rolesville commute times to rtp from roseville about 30 to 40 minutes and to downtown raleigh
about 25 to 35 minutes niche.com gives rolesville north carolina an overall score of an A public
schools in rolesville get a score of B+ housing gets a score of A- and cost of living a B+ next up
let's talk about youngsville north carolina again another really small town that gets overlooked
because there's not a lot of things to do there not a lot of people there and it's so far to the
north of everything else in the triangle however it's definitely worth considering because you can
definitely get a lot of house for your money a lot of value and a lot of people are taking notice of
that and are starting to move into youngsville and so youngsville is located to the north of
raleigh and also to the north of wake forest with a population of only currently 2 400 people the
pros of youngsville it's very close to wake forest on the other side of wake forest from rolesville
so you have easy access to wake forest again with all the shopping restaurants groceries etc that
you would need another pro of youngsville you can definitely get a lot of value in youngsville when
you go to buy a home that's why it's become a highly recommended area to people to consider
and now for the cons of youngsville it can be quite a commute to the research triangle park
and to downtown raleigh so this town would be highly recommended for people that work from home
or work in north raleigh or wake forest another con while it does have a downtown it's rather
small not a whole lot going on down there not especially compared to some of the ones that are
more happening like fuquay-varina holly springs downtown raleigh you get the idea another con
about youngsville the roads are kind of wonky and it's really not going to be conducive for all of
the traffic that's coming as more and more people move into the area so they're definitely going
to need to do some modifications and changes and redoing some of the roads in youngsville another
con or pro depending on your personality is youngsville is very rural feeling very out in the
country so if it's something you want to be part of like the happening city youngsville's probably
not for you but if you want peace quiet big big lots and for people to leave you alone youngville
might be right up your alley median home price for a home in youngsville currently is 340 thousand
and 36 percent of all the homes being sold in youngsville right now are new construction in
the past 12 months 348 new construction homes have been sold in youngsville north carolina as
far as shopping goes youngsville has a food lion and a shopping center attached to it
but most people probably take the journey down to wake forest which takes about 10 minutes to
get to grocery stores and restaurants etc so we're assuming that's what probably most people
are doing right now as youngsville grows there's definitely going to be some more development going
on but right now not so much it does however have some local shops and restaurants but they
are mostly in that downtown area i talked about earlier also youngsville has hill ridge farms
which is this farm-themed destination where you can go on hay rides and do all kinds of
fun activities centered around the farm they have really really cool activities at christmas time
halloween thanksgiving and during the spring definitely a destination we would recommend you go
if you find yourself up near youngsville north carolina the commute to rtp from youngsville
is around 35 to 50 minutes sometimes even longer and from youngsville to downtown
raleigh is about 30 to 40 minutes niche.com gives youngsville north carolina an overall score of B+
public schools in youngsville get a score of B housing gets a score of B- and cost of living
also gets a B- next up let's talk about zebulon north carolina so zebulon has traditionally
been under the radar because if you look out on a map it is so far away from raleigh and so far away
from the rest of the triangle but because of the improved roads in that part of the triangle
it's really getting a lot of attention from people and certainly something you need to consider
because it's not really that far from raleigh anymore zebulon is located to the east of raleigh
and to the east of both knightdale and window zebulon has a current population of around 6
500 people the pros of zebulon it has a really nice small town feel
with a really really cute downtown zebulon also has plenty of parks and things to do outside
and of course your money goes a long way when you're buying a home the cons of zebulon it feels
very disconnected from the rest of the triangle it's very rural and so you got to be prepared
for kind of having that vibe of where you're kind of out there and with that unfortunately there's
not a whole lot of things to do right now in zebulon you're gonna have to drive to get to
fun median home price in zebulon currently is only 290 000 with 43 percent of the homes currently
being sold in zebulon being new construction in the past year 397 homes have been sold that
were new construction homes as far as shopping goes in zebulon it has a few grocery stores to
speak of some restaurants some shopping but most of the people are driving into knightdale or into
raleigh to do their grocery shopping restaurants all that sort of thing the commute times from
zebulon to rtp are about 35 to 45 minutes and into downtown raleigh about 25 to 35 minutes niche.com
gives zebulon north carolina an overall score of B public schools in zebulon get a score of A housing
in zebulon gets a score B- and cost of living in zebulon gets a B if you like this video definitely
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