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About Cary
Town in North Carolina, USCary is a town in Wake, Chatham, and Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 census, its population was 174,721, making it the seventh-most populous municipality in North Carolina, and the 146th-most populous in the United States. In 2023, the town's population had increased to 180,010. Cary began as a railroad village and became known as an educational center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In April 1907, Cary High School became the first state-funded public high school in North Carolina. The creation of the nearby Research Triangle Park in 1959 resulted in Cary's population doub…
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Housing in Cary
The typical Cary home is worth about $620,000, down 1.4% in a year, 85% above the North Carolina typical home.
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Safety in Cary
Safety Grade B
Cary reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Cary
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Schools in Cary
All Cary schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Cary’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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