1.56-acre vacant lot near Wake Forest, Wake County
Durham Rd, Wake Forest, NC · Parcel 1831409366
County file May 2026
- Acres1.56
- Land typeVacant residential
- ZoningHBHighway Business, Conditional use
- Flood zonePartly in flood zone AE (20%)AE (20%) and X (80%)
- Wetlands3% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$530kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedFeb 9, 2026 · $300k
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage404 ft on Retail Dr
- BuildingNone on the roll
- Who zones itInside the Town of Wake Forest limits; Wake Forest sets the zoning
- SewerAvailableRaleigh Water main at the lot
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 292–330 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Apr 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaOutside the eligible areasUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- State-maintained roadNot on NCDOT’s list hereNot on the state system does not mean private or landlocked (NCDOT state-maintained roads, Jun 2026)
- Public land nearbyTown of Wake Forest Greenway, 0.6 miOpen to the public, 46 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtWake County SchoolsGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
District details at NCES: Wake County Schools
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Town of Wake Forest, Wake Electric Membership Corp or 2 others (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
Wake ForestParcels, flood and zoning1,012vacant parcels4.1%in a FEMA flood zone$470ktypical home tax valueProperty tax
NCDOR FY2025-26 county and municipal rates; NC OneMap parcel value · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 9.371 mills (Wake County + Town of Wake Forest; fire and special districts not included, FY2025-26)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$4,970Estimate before exemptions (elderly / disabled homestead and veteran exclusions, present-use value): the $530,041 county value (North Carolina taxes 100% of value) × 9.371 mills
Rates: NCDOR, FY2025-26. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county tax collector's bill is the official figure.
North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest. Pay or check a bill at the Wake County Tax Administration.
Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
| County file | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $530,041 | None | $530,041 | No change |
| May 2025 | $530,041 | None | $530,041 | — |
Roll values set for property tax · NC OneMap parcels (county files) · as of May 2026
What land sells for nearby
Land in Wake County sold for:
- 1 to 10 acres: $79.1k–$396k an acre (214 sales, Sep 2025–Aug 2026); median $181k
- Lots under 1 acre: $101k–$453k a lot (274 sales, Sep 2025–Aug 2026); median $162k
- 10 acres or more: $34.7k–$125k an acre (45 sales, Sep 2025–Aug 2026); median $66.7k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Source: the county's own recorded sales, arm's-length by the county's own flag. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Hurricane
- Relatively Low
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Strong wind
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Very Low
- Landslide
- Very Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $123,786± $8,040 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $500,900± $83,781 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,821± $197 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%± 11 pts · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median year homes were built
- 2012± 3 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 27 min± 11 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 7,832± 1,509 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Vacant and farm land of 1 acre or more in Wake County, nearest first.
- 6.49 acres of vacant residential land near Wake Forest0.4 mi
- 20.3 acres of vacant residential land near Wake Forest0.6 mi
- 803 Durham Rd7.23 acres · Vacant residential · 0.6 mi
- 14.1 acres of vacant residential land near Wake Forest0.7 mi
- 2420 Crenshaw Forest Dr5.75 acres · Vacant residential · 0.7 mi
- 12415 Capital Blvd15.3 acres · Vacant residential · 0.8 mi
About these numbersSources, county file May 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, May 2026.
Tax value (the county's assessed value) as of its last revaluation (NC reappraises every 4-8 years), not a market estimate. Farm and forest land in present-use value is taxed on a lower use value.
Estimate
Price range. Tested on 535 past sales in Wake County; final check due Jul 2027. The 80% range held 77% of those sales. A wide range for land like this, based on the county's own land value; not a single price. Land only; any building is not included.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
NC OneMap statewide parcels (NC CGIA, county data producers), county file May 17, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 1831409366
Coordinates: 35.9756° N, 78.5439° W