ZIP 27545 — Wake County, North Carolina
🔥 #708 of 6,912 ranked ZIPs nationally · #18 of 284 in North Carolina
This ZIP sits in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metroarea — see the whole market's numbers, county by county.
Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05
Investor purchases (12 mo)
142
purchases by LLCs & corporations
Per 100 homes
1.2
national median among ranked ZIPs: 0.5
Share of sales to investors
20%
142 of 724 recorded sales
Total sales (12 mo)
724
Turnover
6.2%
share of all homes that sold
Single-family homes
11,694
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| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28206 | Mecklenburg County | 172 | 4.5 | 50% |
| 2 | 28501 | Lenoir County | 155 | 2.6 | 54% |
| 3 | 28212 | Mecklenburg County | 135 | 1.8 | 37% |
| 4 | 28208 | Mecklenburg County | 225 | 1.7 | 29% |
| 5 | 27601 | Wake County | 28 | 1.6 | 33% |
| 6 | 28216 | Mecklenburg County | 347 | 1.6 | 30% |
| 7 | 27560 | Wake County | 144 | 1.5 | 32% |
| 8 | 27041 | Surry County | 56 | 1.4 | 40% |
| 9 | 27536 | Vance County | 75 | 1.4 | 38% |
| 10 | 28213 | Mecklenburg County | 178 | 1.4 | 29% |