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1939
Baling hay on the Mary E. Jones place of about 140 acres. The sons W.E. and R.E. Jones own ninty-nine and sixty acres r…, 1939
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Dr. Calvin Jones House
Dr. Calvin Jones House, is a historic plantation home located in Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built around 1820, and is a two-story, two-bay deep, three-bay wide, frame house covered with beaded weatherboard.
About Wake Forest
Town in North Carolina, United StatesWake Forest is a town in Wake and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it lies just north of the state capital, Raleigh. At the 2020 census, the population was 47,601, up from 30,117 in 2010. It is part of the Raleigh metropolitan area. Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.
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Housing in Wake Forest
The typical Wake Forest home is worth about $507,000, down 1% in a year, 51% above the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Wake Forest
Safety Grade B-
Wake Forest reports less crime per resident than 53% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Wake Forest
Full picture →Most working residents leave Wake Forest for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (34%), Durham (10%) and Cary (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Wake Forest
Health Grade A
Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Wake Forest
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Wake Forest
Full climate →Wake Forest has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Wake Forest
All Wake Forest schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Wake Forest’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.
Wake Forest is a college town
Colleges →of Wake Forest’s residents are enrolled in college. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has about 1,847 students on campus.
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