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1890
North Carolina, 1890
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About Raleigh
Capital city of North Carolina, U.S.Raleigh ( RAH-lee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte), tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the 39th-most populous city in the U.S. Known as the "City of Oaks" for its oak-lined streets, Raleigh covers 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2) and had a population of 467,665 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wake County and is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who founded the lost Roanoke Colony. Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle, which includes Durham (home to Duke University and North Carolin…
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How Raleigh ranks
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Housing in Raleigh
The typical Raleigh home is worth about $429,000, down 1.7% in a year, 28% above the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Raleigh
Safety Grade D
Raleigh reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 40%.
Schools in Raleigh
All Raleigh schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Raleigh’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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