Cary is the third largest municipality in the North Carolina Triangle, preceded only by Durham and Raleigh. In addition, it is the second largest municipality in Wake County, which is the county where it is found. In all of the state, it is the seventh largest municipality, with a total population of 121,457 as of 2007.

The city of Cary is located near to Raleigh. When it was first settled in 1750, it was named Bradford's Ordinary. The name of Cary wasn't given to the city until over 100 years later when Allison Francis "Frank" Page and his wife purchased 300 acres of land in the area. He then named his development Cary in honor of a prohibitionist he admired by the name of Samuel Fenton Cary. Page then built a sawmill as well as a general store, a post office, and a hotel. The Town of Cary became officially incorporated in 1871 and Page became its first Mayor.

The median income for households in Cary was $75,122 as of 2007, with the median income for families being $88,074. Males in the Cary have a median income of $62,012 while females have a median income of $38,819.

In addition to enjoying a relatively high median income, many of Cary's residents are well educated. In fact, 68% if those aged 25 years old or older have an associates degree or higher. Over 60% of the residents have a bachelor degree or higher. Furthermore, Cary has the distinction of having the most residents with PhDs per capita for a town with more than 75,000 people.

Cary has a very low crime rate. In fact, it has one of the lowest crime rates within the state of Carolina when compared to other towns of its size. The town continues to grow and, despite its increase in population, still prefers to be referred to as a town rather than a city.

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Are you looking for a new place to live and start an amazing career? Cary, North Carolina is in the heart of the renowned Research Triangle Park, and it would be a great place to start a new career. It has been recently rated as one of the top five places to live in the nation by Money Magazine. Cary, North Carolina is located within twenty minutes of Duke University, the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State, so education is a very important part of this area. Many technology companies have offices here including SAS Institute Inc., the largest privately held software company in the world, MCI WorldCom, IBM, American Airlines Reservation Center, Lucent Technologies, Siemens, John Deere, and Cotton, Inc.

The town of Cary, North Carolina also has a wonderful park system, with many places for kids to play and grow. Cary also boasts a large arts and crafts festival every year for the town to enjoy. The Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival has become one of the South's premier festivals. The crime rate in Cary, North Carolina is very low; their City Data dot come crime index was 130.5 in 2004. The national average for cities in 2004 according to City Data dot come was 327.2. Now that you see how wonderful a place Cary, North Carolina is you probably want to know about the real estate market.

The real estate market in Cary, North Carolina is doing very well right now. The market has quite a few houses on the market currently. The average home price in Cary, North Carolina is about $200,000 which is about $30,000 less than the national average. Another great aspect of the housing market in Cary is that many of the houses have large yards, with great landscaping. These days it can be very hard to find a house with much of a yard at all, and when you do find a house with a yard it usually has not been landscaped. With the average household income in Cary, North Carolina around $90,000 to $100,000 a year, the real estate market is very affordable. Don't miss your opportunity to move to a great town, and get a wonderful deal on a house in this very affordable real estate market. Look at Cary, North Carolina today!

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Primary and secondary education

History of Cary Elementary and Cary High Schools Established in the late 1800s.

High schools

* Cary High School
* Green Hope High School
* Panther Creek High School

Middle schools

* Davis Drive Middle School
* East Cary Middle School
* Reedy Creek Middle School
* West Cary Middle School

Elementary schools

* Adams Elementary School
* Briarcliff Elementary School
* Carpenter Elementary School
* Cary Elementary School
* Davis Drive Elementary School
* Farmington Woods Elementary School
* Green Hope Elementary School
* Highcroft Drive Elementary School
* Kingswood Elementary School
* Northwoods Elementary School
* Penny Road Elementary School
* Reedy Creek Elementary School
* Turner Creek Elementary School
* Weatherstone Elementary School

Private schools

* Cary Academy private middle/high school
* Cary Christian School
* Resurrection Lutheran School Currently k-5
* St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School