There is no Raleigh-metro-specific figure published for assisted living costs. The most current benchmark is North Carolina's 2025 statewide CareScout Cost of Care Survey median of $6,496 per month for assisted living, which reflects a statewide blend of urban and rural markets rather than a Triangle-specific number. Families should treat this as a starting reference point and confirm actual rates directly with individual communities in Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham, Johnston, Franklin, or Harnett counties.
The detail behind the number
CareScout (formerly Genworth) conducts an annual national Cost of Care Survey that has become the industry-standard reference for long-term care pricing, but its methodology reports figures at the state level, not by metro area, city, or ZIP code. That means the widely cited $6,496/month North Carolina assisted living median for 2025 is a statewide average pulled from facilities across mountain, piedmont, and coastal regions alike -- it is not derived from a Raleigh, Durham, or Cary sample specifically. Because Wake County's cost of living and real estate market run higher than much of rural North Carolina, families in the Triangle should expect actual quotes from local communities to vary above and below this statewide figure. The only reliable way to know true local cost is to request current rate sheets directly from assisted living communities in the specific city or county being considered.
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