Holly Springs North Carolina
Holly Springs North Carolina
Holly Springs continues to be a fast growing area in western Wake County. What used to be a small town and farmland a decade or so ago has now exploded and become one of the many triangle boomtowns with many new developments. both in business and housing communities. Even with its rapid growth, Holly Springs has held on to its small southern charm that so many people are looking for.
However, there are some facts that I'm going to share with you today that may have you wanting to avoid Holly Springs. Remember in my videos, I say that I keep it real and share not just the good, but also the bad, and yes, even the ugly. So today, I'll be discussing eight facts about Holly Springs that may want to have you avoiding this town.
If you want to know more of that information, stay tuned because we're at it next.
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Okay, let's just jump right on in, and we're gonna start with the nuclear plant. Holly Springs gets a bad rap by other towns in Western Wake due to the fact that it's also home to the Sharon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, which is owned by Duke Energy. It's technically in New Hill, which is just west of Holly Springs.
And you can actually see the silos from certain parts of Holly Springs. As far as I've heard, they've only had to shut the plant down once in 2013 due to a crack that was quickly fixed. It's considered one of the safest in the country though, and considered by the federal government as one of the top three safest nuclear power plants in the country.
Residents who live here really don't seem too concerned, and none of the fish in the lake have two heads. Just make sure to do your research so you feel comfortable as well. Holly Springs is also home to the South Wake Landfill, which is located between Holly Springs and Apex. Locals commonly joke as to whether or not they can smell it in their community or when driving by Target.
Personally, I've shown many homes within the radius of the landfill, and I personally can't smell it. For many that live here though, it's not a problem. And some say there's only certain times during the year that they can actually smell it, but it's not enough to deter many families. From living here and enjoying all the townhouse to offer and with today's technology They have been working on making sure that the odors don't get out and stay within the dump area So if the possibility of the smell might affect you you may want to come and visit and do the smell test yourself Earlier when I mentioned holly springs was part of the triangle boom just for perspective when I graduated high school in the early 90s The population here was only a thousand residents.
Fast forward in 2000, there were about 20, 000. Another decade in 2010, there were roughly 25, 000 residents. And now in 2023, that number has nearly doubled. to 47, 000 residents. Due to this quick growth, Holly Springs has a lot of newer housing, and with that, some people complain on the lack of mature trees and landscaping.
But when you consider a lot of these previous communities were farmland, the trees were removed decades ago. Although some try to blame the builders that they've just come in and flatlined everything. The builders are doing a great job adding trees and landscaping, however this is going to take time to grow and to mature.
So if you're looking for an area that has majestic trees like in the older parts of Raleigh or Cary or even Durham, you won't get much of that here. Now I'm not saying you can't find communities with mature trees and landscaping because they're definitely here, but they're going to be in the older communities versus the newer subdivisions.
When it comes to infrastructure, Holly Springs hasn't quite caught up in comparison to some other towns. The main highway bypass 55 can get very congested along with some of the country roads. As many new developments are continuing to be added, but the streets have not been widened yet. You'll find some of these areas especially closer to the schools that can definitely get backed up.
The good news, the I 540 outer loop that currently looks like a big U or a C, is being completed between Nightdale, Holly Springs, and Apex. So in the next few years, it should definitely alleviate some of this congestion. Now an interesting fact. I'm not gonna call it one of my fun facts because I don't think it's fun.
About 20 years ago, the 55 bypass. was opened and takes drivers around the village district, which is the newer part of downtown Holly Springs with all the box chain stores, restaurants, and the hospital, which I have to stop for a moment and give a shout out to wake med, the doctors, the nurses, and all the staff.
When I had my gallbladder taken out this year. We're absolutely amazing. If I could give more than five star rating, I definitely would. So back to my interesting fact. Now what's unique and often surprises people who relocate here is that the traffic engineers constructed the bypass, which makes U turns to try to keep the traffic flow moving.
So a lot of times you'll find that you can't just turn left. You have to turn right. Then go down then make a u turn to head the direction you originally wanted to go confusing, right? You do get used to it But personally it can definitely get annoying some people consider holly springs to be a bit boring Even though there's an older downtown and the newer downtown area There still really isn't that much to do.
You'll need to head over to Cary, Apex, Raleigh, or even Durham. If you're looking for a sizzling hot nightlife, you're definitely not going to find it here. Now you will find the typical box chain stores. There's a Super Target, a Super Walmart, there are some great restaurants here, and you can even find some cute boutique shops.
But aside from that, there's just really not a whole lot going on. I always recommend driving down to both the old downtown area and the newer downtown area. Have some lunch or coffee, walk around and explore, and see what you think. Especially when you compare it to say, Cary or Apex, that have more fully developed area with upscale shops like Fenton and Cary, the outdoor shopping at North Hills Raleigh, and Crabtree Valley Mall or South Point Mall in Durham, along with a good variety of diverse cuisines, upscale restaurants, and other developments.
The good news, most of these shops are about a 25 minute drive or less. When it comes to housing prices, they have definitely increased, but are still considerably lower than the neighboring towns of Cary and Apex. As of mid 2023, the median price point in Holly Springs is roughly 620, 000. Breaking it down, a townhome will cost you roughly 542, 500, a single family resell 620, 000, and a new construction, single family residence, 620, 000.
Roughly 668, 000. This price point shocks so many buyers, especially when you consider you're still about 30 minutes outside of Raleigh and have to commute. If you're on a smaller budget, you may want to considering the neighboring towns like Fuquay Verena, Ganger or Willow Springs, which brings me to my next item, which is Holly Springs has a lot of new construction.
Since Cary and a lot of parts of Apex have already been built out, the builders have pushed out to the west to Holly Springs. So if you're looking for a brand new community, Holly Springs could be a great option for you. The downside, the newer communities aren't going to have the mature lush trees that you can find in some of the more established communities.
And if you don't like the noise of new construction zone, it can get annoying as it can be loud and an obstacle course. getting through the construction zone. According to niche. com, it gives Holly Springs schools an A rating. One thing that does surprise a lot of people when they move here is just because your neighborhood is zoned for a certain school does not necessarily mean your child will attend that school.
Now, what do I mean by that? Out here, we do have schools that get capped. So if a particular school is important to you, make sure you check the school website to see if your address is available for that school. And if it happens to say it's capped, definitely call the office and find out what the waitlist looks like.
I actually have a friend in one of the neighborhoods where recently the high schools were rezoned. And within the same community, on the same street, some of the children were assigned to Holly Springs High While the other side of the street was assigned to Fuqua Verena High School. Now this isn't just isolated to Holly Springs.
It happens in all the other suburbs as well, but just something to keep in mind Especially if you're wanting your child to attend a certain school. I know coming from California That was a big thing If you wanted your child to go to a certain school, you would buy a home in certain neighborhoods knowing for sure They were going to get into that school.
So while our town keeps growing. This is parts of the growing pains As the town continues to work on building more schools. While there are many reasons you may want to avoid living in Holly Springs, if these items did not deter you, make sure to check out my video of all the reasons people love living in Holly Springs.
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