New-build home prices in 27596
Recorded home sales in ZIP 27596 (Wake County) run a median of $182 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $170 and $201/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 27596
At the local median of $182/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $273,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $364,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $455,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $546,000 |
A gross sale price. The land bid it supports comes after build cost, contingency, fees, finance and profit — the residual the Threshold tool solves.
By home type
| Home type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 1,444 | $182 | 2,446 sf | $450,000 |
Recent sales in 27596
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 4,084 | $1,450,000 | $355 | 2014 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,815 | $1,400,000 | $291 | 2014 | 6/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,562 | $1,325,000 | $290 | 1997 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 7,579 | $1,200,000 | $158 | 2000 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,676 | $995,000 | $271 | 2014 | 7/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,364 | $800,000 | $238 | 2006 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,459 | $780,000 | $226 | 2020 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,696 | $740,000 | $436 | 1977 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,452 | $738,000 | $214 | 2018 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,556 | $732,000 | $286 | 2019 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,495 | $700,000 | $281 | 2018 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,168 | $680,000 | $163 | 2019 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,768 | $680,000 | $385 | 2017 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,139 | $677,000 | $317 | 2019 | 7/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,059 | $665,000 | $323 | 2022 | 6/2026 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 27596 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 27596?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 27596 (Wake County, NC) run a median of $182 per square foot, with the middle half between $170 and $201, from 1,444 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 27596?
- The typical recorded sale in 27596 is a 2,446 sq ft home at $450,000. A new 2,446 sq ft home at the local $182/sq ft would price around $445,172.
- Where does this 27596 data come from?
- North Carolina county assessor and CAMA records (Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, New Hanover, Iredell, Harnett and Union counties). Qualified residential sales from 2021. Estimates for site screening, not an appraisal.
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Method: recorded residential sales with heated living area (2021+) from North Carolina county assessor and CAMA records (Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, New Hanover, Iredell, Harnett and Union counties), assigned to nearest ZIP centroid. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.