Apartments for Rent in Wake Forest, NC

Prices and availability in Wake Forest, NC were last updated on 29 Jun 2026.

The best apartments in Wake Forest, NC are: Hawthorne at Traditions, Capital Creek at Heritage Apartments, North Forest Apartments, Hawthorne at the Forest and Caveness Farms.

The average rent in Wake Forest, NC is $1,628.

The price range for a studio apartment in Wake Forest, NC is between $500 and $222,222.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wake Forest, NC is between $650 and $5,000.

The price range for a 2-bedroom apartment in Wake Forest, NC is between $500 and $222,222.

The price range for a 3-bedroom apartment in Wake Forest, NC is between $650 and $6,000.

In Wake Forest 26% of the housing is rented out compared to 74% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 9% of Wake Forest's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 71% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 20% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Wake Forest is 9 years old, with 86% being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 4 stories, of which all are garden-style apartment communities, 13% are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Wake Forest come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0.2% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 38% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 51% of all rentals in Wake Forest. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.