8132 Baronleigh Lane Wake Forest, NC 27587

The county seat of Wake County is Raleigh, which is also the state capital. The rest of the county — a mix of small towns, suburbs, exurbs, and rural areas — essentially serve as satellites of Raleigh. Three of the more well-known communities in Wake County include Cary and Apex, two affluent suburbs, and Wake Forest, a small town that lent its name to the eponymous university before it moved to Winston-Salem. Cary and Apex have both seen tremendous growth in recent decades, as people began to look just outside Raleigh for newer homes and larger lots. The two suburbs have plenty of amenities, including miles of greenway paths and lots of shopping and dining options. Wake Forest, perhaps due to the significant traffic that separates it from downtown Raleigh, is more self-contained than other cities, offering a lager variety of independent stores and restaurants and a more diverse mix of housing stock.