$585,000asking
- 4 bd
- 2.5 ba
- 2,380 sq ft
319 N Willowbraid Street
Wake Forest · Four-square
A 1924 four-square in the historic district, three blocks from downtown
Wake Forest, NC · Wake County · 27587
Wake Forest
A town north of Raleigh built around the campus the university left in 1956, with a walkable pre-war core of two-storey frame houses and a large ring of subdivisions added since 1998.
- 4listed with us
- 1890–1950 in the corebuild era
- $349Klowest asking here now
- $645Khighest asking here now
- 2,205average sq ft listed
- 2/4have an HOA fee
The housing
What is actually built here
- Housing stock
- Two-storey frame houses of 1,400–2,800 sq ft in the historic district; 1,800–4,000 sq ft detached houses and 1,500–2,000 sq ft townhomes in the newer areas.
- Build era
- 1890–1950 in the core; 1998–2024 outside it
- Typical lot
- 0.18–0.40 acre
- Getting to work
- About 17 miles to downtown Raleigh via US-1; roughly 28 miles to RTP.
Infrastructure and amenities
- Wake Forest Historic District covers roughly 40 blocks around North Main Street
- Smith Creek Greenway connects the town centre to Joyner Park
- The historic core has no HOA; nearly all post-1998 subdivisions do
- Downtown has a Saturday farmers market from spring through autumn
Available now
Homes in Wake Forest
- Active
- Active
$645,000asking
- 5 bd
- 3 ba
- 3,180 sq ft
1804 Heronsfield Club Avenue
Wake Forest · Two-storey traditional
Five bedrooms with a guest suite on the ground floor
- Under contract
$412,000asking
- 3 bd
- 2.5 ba
- 1,840 sq ft
620 Emberlock Dairy Road
Wake Forest · Interior townhome
Under contract — an interior townhome with a two-car garage
- Active
$349,000asking
- 3 bd
- 1.5 ba
- 1,420 sq ft
706 Wrenwood Avenue
Wake Forest · Ranch
A single-storey ranch inside the Wake Forest historic district for $349,000
Questions we get about Wake Forest
Straight answers
- What kind of homes are here?
- Two-storey frame houses of 1,400–2,800 sq ft in the historic district; 1,800–4,000 sq ft detached houses and 1,500–2,000 sq ft townhomes in the newer areas.
- Is there an HOA?
- 2 of the 4 homes we have listed here carry a monthly fee. What it covers varies — in townhome and condominium communities it often includes exterior maintenance, roof and water, which changes the comparison against a detached house more than most buyers expect. Always read the schedule and the reserve study.
- How far is the commute?
- About 17 miles to downtown Raleigh via US-1; roughly 28 miles to RTP.
- Which schools would we be assigned?
- Heritage Elementary, Heritage Middle and Heritage High (Wake County Public School System). Assignment is set per address and is reassigned periodically, so confirm the current base assignment with the district before you rely on it.