ParcelioWake County, North Carolina: parcel data and property records
435,385 Wake County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Wake County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-10-26.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Raleigh (139,707), Cary (57,695), Apex (29,869), Fuquay-Varina (21,587), Wake Forest (20,034).
Recent sales
17,229 Wake County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Across 15,389 priced sales, with a deed recorded on several parcels counted once, the median price was $478,000 and the middle half sold between $355,000 and $685,000.
Nearest counties
- Durham County: about 21 mi away, 133,075 parcels
- Johnston County: about 25 mi away, 125,584 parcels
- Franklin County: about 29 mi away, 47,980 parcels
- Harnett County: about 32 mi away, 84,508 parcels
- Orange County: about 32 mi away, 59,365 parcels
Search Wake County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Wake County, North Carolina?
Parcelio carries 435,385 parcel records for Wake County, North Carolina, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Wake County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-10-26.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Wake County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Wake County has 28,603 parcels marked vacant and 217 with an owner mailing address outside North Carolina - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Wake County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 100 percent of Wake County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.