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Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC

Your home on the trail

PNC Arena NC State Downtown

The Lake Boone Trail neighborhood extends from Edwards Mill Road and follows Lake Boone Trail west to the Carolina Country Club. The neighborhood includes Rex Hospital and the North Carolina Museum of Art. Located minutes north of North Carolina State University, Lake Boone Trail is convenient to the PNC Arena, Cater-Finley Stadium, Meredith College, and Crabtree Valley Mall.

Lake Boone Trail is lined with shops and restaurants, especially to the west of I-440. Guasaca-Arepa & Salsa Grill is a neighborhood favorite, along with Village Deli and Grill. Lake Boone Trail contains a couple of neighborhood parks, such as Banbury Park and Windemere Beaver Dam Park. The neighborhood is minutes away from William B. Umstead State Park, a 5,579-acre park that offers camping, horseback riding, fishing, and hiking.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Lake Boone Trail is $1,285 for a studio, $1,525 for one bedroom, $1,841 for two bedrooms, and $1,973 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Lake Boone Trail has decreased by -2.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 558 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,285/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 779 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,525/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,136 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,841/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,299 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,973/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

No Supermarkets Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

10 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

20 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • J.C. Raulston Arboretum
  • WRAL Azalea Gardens
  • Pullen Park
  • Shelley Lake
  • Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation

Airports

  • Raleigh-Durham International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.