Wake County is no longer just keeping pace with North Carolina's growth — it is setting the pace. The Wake County fastest-growing towns now account for seven of the fifteen fastest-expanding places in the state between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates released in May 2026 (Triangle Business Journal, May 2026). For anyone reading the Triangle housing market 2026 outlook — buyers, sellers, investors,