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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
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• 🏡 Cary Real Estate: Single Family Homes & Townhomes Sold
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Question: Nyctophobia is the fear of what?
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Properties Sold in Cary, NC for Week of 26 September 2026 (Data source: Redfin)
Single Family Homes | Townhomes | |
|---|---|---|
# properties sold | 20 | 8 |
average price | $738,225 | $441,938 |
median price | $708,450* | $466,250* |
average size (sq ft) | 2,523 | 2,117 |
average price per sq ft | $302 | $213 |
Please note that we exclude land sales and condos. Here are a few statistics based on the sales from this past week.
*The median price being lower than the average (mean) sale price in this case typically suggests that there are a few higher-priced properties pulling the average up.
**The median price being higher than the average (mean) sale price in this case typically suggests that there are a few lower-priced properties pulling the average down.
The number of Single Family Homes sold by Postal Code:
27511: 5 homes sold, Median Price: $701,900
27513: 8 homes sold, Median Price: $724,950
27518: 2 homes sold, Median Price: $780,000
27519: 5 homes sold, Median Price: $673,000
The Top 10 Single Family Homes
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Address: 606 Country Ln, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $1,177,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Size: 3,160 sq ft
Address: 211 Kilbreck Dr, Cary, NC 27511
Sold Price: $1,075,000 Beds: 4 Baths: 3.5 Size: 3,268 sq ft
Address: 804 Modena Dr, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $960,000 Beds: 5 Baths: 4 Size: 3,799 sq ft
Address: 721 Toms Creek Rd, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $920,000 Beds: 5 Baths: 4 Size: 3,440 sq ft
Address: 1903 Castalia Dr, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $850,000 Beds: 4 Baths: 2.5 Size: 2,836 sq ft
Address: 109 Bittercress Ct, Cary, NC 27518
Sold Price: $835,000 Beds: 4 Baths: 2.5 Size: 3,388 sq ft
Address: 100 Robbins Reef Way, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $829,900 Beds: 5 Baths: 3.5 Size: 2,949 sq ft
Address: 714 Arbor Brook Dr, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $768,700 Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Size: 2,500 sq ft
Address: 105 Maclaurin St, Cary, NC 27518
Sold Price: $725,000 Beds: 0 Baths: 2 Size: 2,818 sq ft
Address: 1001 Wilshire Dr, Cary, NC 27511
Sold Price: $715,000 Beds: 4 Baths: 3 Size: 2,702 sq ft
The Top 5 Affordable Single Family Homes
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Address: 103 Bowers Ln, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $608,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Size: 2,177 sq ft
Address: 205 Lawrence Rd, Cary, NC 27511
Sold Price: $596,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Size: 2,111 sq ft
Address: 301 Cary Pines Dr, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $525,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Size: 2,183 sq ft
Address: 111 Brook Hollow Ct, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $510,000 Beds: 4 Baths: 2.5 Size: 1,827 sq ft
Address: 101 Cathedral Way, Cary, NC 27513
Sold Price: $375,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Size: 1,357 sq ft
The Top 5 Townhomes
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Address: 311 Castle Rock Ln, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $530,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 3.5 Size: 2,549 sq ft
Address: 4962 Highcroft Dr, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $503,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 3.5 Size: 2,356 sq ft
Address: 399 Waverly Hills Dr, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $475,000 Beds: 4 Baths: 4 Size: 2,752 sq ft
Address: 519 Hedrick Rdg Rd, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $467,500 Beds: 4 Baths: 3.5 Size: 2,138 sq ft
Address: 470 Clark Creek Ln, Cary, NC 27519
Sold Price: $465,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Size: 2,168 sq ft
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The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
A: fear of the dark
Nyctophobia is an extreme and irrational fear of the dark or nighttime environments.
The word originates from the Greek words nyktos (night) and phobos (fear). While it is highly common and a normal part of development for young children, it can also affect adults. Rather than a fear of the actual absence of light, it is often a fear of the unseen dangers that the mind imagines could be hiding in the darkness.
Learn more, Nyctophobia