Cary, North Carolina

About Cary

Cary is a mid-size city in central North Carolina counting 182,659 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 7th largest municipality in North Carolina.

Officially, Cary is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 60.97 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,996 residents per square mile.

📰 Cary News Today

• Car crashes into gas line outside Dave & Buster's in Cary, causing gas leak; building evacuated ABC11 News · Aug 15
• Meath Council welcomes delegation from Cary, North Carolina to celebrate 25 years of sister city partnership LMFM · Aug 17
• Next Stop Movers Expands as Premier Cary Movers, Bringing Expert Local Movers to New Cary, NC Location WBOC TV · Aug 17
• ‘Mayor, council, dancing queens’: Cary residents voice anger after state audit reveals excessive spending CBS 17 · Jul 23
• Cary pastor in ICE custody received little medication before stroke, daughter says Raleigh News & Observer · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cary Unique

• A top-25 city in North Carolina by population (#7 of 549 incorporated places).
• Home to 2.8% of North Carolina's city-dwelling population.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cary

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cary

• Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken
• Another Broken Egg Cafe — breakfast
• Aqui Mero! Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Asali Cafe — dessert (café)
• Asian Garden — asian
• Awaze Cuisine — ethiopian
• BJ's — american
• Baba Ghannouj Mediterranean Bistro — lebanese
• Bambu — vietnamese (café)
• Bawarchi Biryanis — indian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Apex Racing Lab · Arcade
• Bond Park Challenge Course · Attraction
• The Albatross · Arcade
• Chimney Swift Tower · Attraction
• Compost Education Center · Attraction
• Dave & Buster's
• Rocket Box Bat House · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cary

• Annie L Jones Park reviews ★
• Bond Park reviews ★
• Downtown Cary Park reviews ★
• Ed Yerha Park reviews ★
• Harold D Ritter Park reviews ★
• Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prestonwood Soccer Complex reviews ★
• R. S. Dunham Park reviews ★
• Robert V. Godbold Park reviews ★
• Sears Farm Road Park reviews ★
• Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Thomas Brooks Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cary

• Adams Elementary
• Briarcliff Elementary
• Cardinal Charter Academy
• Cary Elementary
• Cary High
• Davis Drive Elementary
• Davis Drive Middle
• Farmington Woods Elementary
• Kingswood Elementary
• Northwoods Elementary
• Reedy Creek Middle
• Triangle Math and Science Academy
• Weatherstone Elementary
• West Cary Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Wakemed, Cary Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cary

🏘️ Nearby Communities