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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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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.
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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.
Schools in Wake Forest
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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.
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