Wake Forest Snapshot

County:

 Wake

Area Code:

 919 and 984

Population:

 30,000

Housing Starts:

 1,000

Elevation:

 434 feet

Annual Average Temperature:

 59.8 degrees

Land Area:

 15.08 square miles

Number of Town Employees:

 172

Golf Courses:

 3

Sales Tax Rate:

 7%

Property Tax Rate:

 .51 per $100 of assessed valuation

Nearest Airport:

 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - approximately 25 miles

 

DRIVING DISTANCES
Destination Time Access
North Raleigh 5 minutes US 1
Downtown Raleigh 35 minutes US 1
RTP 30 minutes I-540
Durham 20 minutes NC-98
Chapel Hill 40 minutes I-540
Greensboro 1 hour / 30 minutes I-540
Wilmington 2 hours / 20 minutes I-40
Charlotte 2 hours / 45 minutes I-540
Asheville 3 hours / 50 minutes I-540