Housing in Holly Springs
Holly Springs carries the highest housing costs of the three Wake County towns built in this batch, with a real, disclosed spread between different Redfin readings depending on the exact window and geography measured.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed price spread
Redfin's zip-27540 page cited a $600K median sale price over the three months ending May 2026 (down 4.8% YoY, $228/sq ft), while the main Holly Springs city page separately cited $650K for the most recent single month (up 10.2% YoY) -- the zip code extends beyond town limits, which likely explains part of the spread. Treat $600K-$650K as the plausible current range rather than one precise figure (base record).
The most expensive of the Wake County towns in this batch
At $600K-$650K, Holly Springs runs well above Fuquay-Varina's $460K-$465K and Garner's $397K median sale prices in this same batch -- a real, direct tradeoff for the FUJIFILM-driven income premium and in-town hospital access described in the moving and healthcare-safety topics.
Property tax adds a modest, disclosed cost on top
Holly Springs' combined Wake County-plus-town nominal property tax rate runs about 0.86% of assessed value (Wake County's 51.71-cent FY2026 rate plus Holly Springs' own 34.35-cent municipal rate, explicitly the lowest municipal rate among neighboring Wake County towns) -- see the taxes-insurance topic for the full breakdown and its disclosed limitations as a nominal rather than a directly-comparable effective rate.
Key takeaways
- Holly Springs' median sale price runs $600K-$650K depending on the exact window and geography measured -- a real, disclosed spread rather than one precise figure.
- This is the most expensive of the three Wake County towns built in this batch, well above Fuquay-Varina ($460K-$465K) and Garner ($397K).
- Holly Springs' own municipal property tax rate (34.35 cents per $100) was explicitly the lowest among neighboring Wake County towns for FY2026, even though the combined county-plus-town rate still runs about 0.86% of assessed value.
- Confirm current pricing directly with a local agent given the real spread between the zip-code-level and city-level Redfin figures found this session.
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