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About Garner
Town in North Carolina, United StatesGarner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 31,159 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Raleigh, the city limits are entirely within Wake County, though portions of unincorporated Wake County, as well as the Cleveland community in northern Johnston County, have Garner mailing addresses. It is part of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina and serves as a bedroom community for the region.
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Housing in Garner
The typical Garner home is worth about $380,000, down 1.8% in a year, 14% above the North Carolina typical home.
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Safety in Garner
Safety Grade D
Garner reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
Schools in Garner
All Garner schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Garner’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.
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