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Acreage Homes near Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina and Apex: The $800K+ Guide
In the 12 months ending Oct. 26, 2026, 68 homes sold for $800K+ on an acre or more with Apex, Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina mailing addresses, at a median of $1,178,000, per Wake County records. Most of them, 52, were outside town limits, so check zoning, water and sewer before you fall for the land.
By Leonna Weiss, Weiss Choice Realty at KW Legacy · Last updated:
The numbers
How many $800K+ homes on acreage sell near Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina and Apex?
Acreage is the exception at this price point. Across these ZIP codes, 669 single-family homes sold for $800K+ in the past year, on a median lot of 0.29 acre. Only about one in ten came with an acre or more. Bigger tracts are rarer still:
| Lot size | $800K+ sales | Median price | Median lot | Median heated sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 acre or more | 68 | $1,178,000 | 1.59 ac | 3,829 |
| 2 acres or more | 29 | $1,240,000 | 3.55 ac | 3,439 |
| 5 acres or more | 9 | $1,598,500 | 7.70 ac | 3,714 |
Wake County qualified sales, single-family detached, one-parcel deeds, Oct. 27, 2025 – Oct. 26, 2026, with mailing ZIP codes 27502, 27523, 27539 (Apex), 27540 (Holly Springs) and 27526 (Fuquay-Varina). Lot size is the deeded acreage at sale. Wake County parcels only.
Where it is
Where are the acreage homes: Apex, Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina?
| Mailing address | $800K+ sales on 1+ acre | Median price | Median lot | Median heated sq ft | Median year built | Built 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex | 31 | $1,175,000 | 2.77 ac | 3,452 | 2002 | 0 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 25 | $1,100,000 | 1.25 ac | 4,244 | 2008 | 8 |
| Holly Springs | 12 | $1,265,500 | 1.16 ac | 4,448 | 2025 | 7 |
Same Wake County sales as above, grouped by mailing address. A mailing address is not the same as town limits.
Each area has a different flavor. Apex addresses had the most acreage sales and the largest lots, mostly established homes. Fuquay-Varina mixed resales with new homes, on a median lot of about 1.25 acres. In Holly Springs, the few acreage sales were mostly brand new. Older acreage neighborhoods also exist. Sunset Lake, for example, is in unincorporated Wake County with a Fuquay-Varina mailing address. Wake parcel records show 121 single-family homes there on a median lot of 1.07 acres.
For in-town options at $800K+, compare Holly Springs $800K+ neighborhoods, and see my Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs and Apex pages.
Town or county
Is an acreage home in town limits or in Wake County, and why does it matter?
Most of these homes sit outside town limits even though the address says Apex, Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina. Of the 68 sales on an acre or more, 52 were outside town limits, at a median of $1,197,500. The 16 inside town limits had a median of $1,037,500.
Outside town limits, two different bodies can set the rules. 28 of the 68 homes were under Wake County planning and zoning. Another 24 were outside town limits but under a town's planning jurisdiction (Apex 10, Fuquay-Varina 12, Holly Springs 2). Before you plan a pool, a barn, a workshop or a guest house, find out who sets the rules for that parcel. Wake County iMAPS shows the jurisdiction and zoning for any parcel.
On the 28 county-zoned sales, Wake County zoning was mostly R-30 and R-40, plus a few R-40W and R-80W. The "W" means the land is in a drinking-water watershed. Wake County caps density there at 1 home per acre in R-40W and 0.5 per acre in R-80W. R-30 is the most common zoning in the county's jurisdiction. Taxes differ too: inside a town you pay a town rate in addition to the county rate. My $800K+ property-tax guide walks through the math.
Well and septic
What should I know about well and septic on an acreage home?
Many acreage homes outside town limits have a private well, a septic system or both. Check the listing and the county permits rather than assuming. Here is what Wake County says:
- Find the existing permits. Wake County's septic and well permits can be looked up online through its Permit Portal or iMAPS. The permit shows the system type and where it is.
- Hire your own septic inspection. Wake County does not do point-of-sale septic inspections. It points buyers to private inspectors certified by the state.
- Test the well water, and allow time. Wake County recommends a wellhead inspection and water testing during due diligence, by a lab certified by the N.C. Division of Public Health. It says to allow at least 4 to 5 weeks.
- Ask about pumps. Septic systems with a pump need recurring inspections by Wake County staff, on a schedule set by state rules for that system type.
- Plan around setbacks. State rules keep a septic system at least 100 feet from a well and 15 feet from a pool shell, among other setbacks. That can limit where future projects go.
I wrote a longer explainer on well and septic inspections in south Wake County.
How I work
Buying or selling acreage with me
I'm Leonna Weiss, with Weiss Choice Realty at KW Legacy in Apex. Acreage is hard to price because no two parcels match, so I start with dated, closed sales of similar land and size. I also check the parcel's jurisdiction, zoning and permits before you write an offer. If you're selling land with a home on it, I price from the same records a buyer's agent will pull. For the wider $1M+ picture, see my Southwest Wake luxury market page, my golf-course homes guide, or read about me.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find a $1M+ home with acreage near Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina?
Mostly outside town limits. In the 12 months ending Oct. 26, 2026, 44 homes with Apex, Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina mailing addresses sold for $1 million or more on an acre or more, per Wake County records. Apex addresses had the most acreage sales, and Fuquay-Varina had the most new homes on acreage.
How much does an acreage home cost near Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina and Apex?
At $800K+, homes on an acre or more sold for a median of $1,178,000 in the 12 months ending Oct. 26, 2026, on a median lot of 1.59 acres. Homes on five acres or more sold for a median of $1,598,500, but there were only nine of those sales.
Are acreage homes near Holly Springs in town limits?
Usually not. Of the 68 homes that sold for $800K+ on an acre or more with Apex, Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina addresses in the past year, 52 were outside town limits. Some are under Wake County zoning, and others fall under a nearby town's planning jurisdiction.
Does Wake County inspect septic systems when a house sells?
No. Wake County does not provide point-of-sale septic inspections. Buyers hire a private inspector certified by the state, and existing septic and well permits can be found through Wake County's Permit Portal or iMAPS.
How long does well water testing take in Wake County?
Wake County says to allow at least 4 to 5 weeks for well water testing, and to use a lab certified by the N.C. Division of Public Health. Build that time into your due diligence period.
What do R-40W and R-80W zoning mean in Wake County?
They are Wake County residential districts inside a drinking-water watershed. R-40W allows up to one home per acre and R-80W up to one home per two acres, to limit runoff into the water supply.
Want land with your next home?
Tell me how much land, which towns and your price range. I'll pull the closed acreage sales and flag any zoning, well or septic questions early.
Sources
Where these numbers come from
- Wake County Department of Tax Administration records: Qualified Sales, Past 24 Months (file stamped Oct. 31, 2026; latest sale Oct. 26, 2026), services.wake.gov. Single-family detached, land-and-building sales on one-parcel deeds, Oct. 27, 2025 – Oct. 26, 2026. Acreage = deeded acreage at sale of 1, 2 or 5 acres or more; area = mailing ZIP codes 27502, 27523, 27539, 27540 and 27526. Town limits and planning jurisdiction are Wake County's fields on each sale.
- Wake County GIS parcel data (built single-family homes; assessed values as of the Jan. 1, 2024 revaluation): maps.wake.gov, pulled Nov. 2026. Sunset Lake: Wake County planning jurisdiction parcels named SUNSET LAKE (unincorporated, Fuquay-Varina mailing address).
- Wake County: Zoning Districts (R-80W, R-40W, R-40 and R-30 densities), checked Nov. 13, 2026.
- Wake County: Septic System Inspections (no point-of-sale inspections; pump-system inspections), Finding an Existing Wastewater Permit and Septic System Permitting FAQs (setbacks), checked Nov. 13, 2026.
- Wake County: Well Ownership for Realtors and Lenders (testing, certified labs, 4–5 weeks), checked Nov. 13, 2026.
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