Relocating to Raleigh, NC
Your PCS area guide for Raleigh, NC — services, BAH, and VA-loan facts.
- Population
- 1,150,010
- VA loan limit
- $832,750
Services near Raleigh, NC
Top-rated picks across the nine things every PCS family scrambles to find.
Hospitals
Pediatricians
County-level violent-crime rate for Wake County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.
With full VA entitlement there is no loan limit — you can borrow above this figure with $0 down. This county cap only applies if your entitlement is reduced (you have an active VA loan, or a prior VA loss). A funding-fee & entitlement calculator is coming soon.
The VA office that guarantees home loans for GA. Questions about your Certificate of Eligibility or entitlement:
Your housing budget
The DoD sets one BAH for the whole RALEIGH, NC area. See what yours covers:
What can your BAH buy here?
Pick your grade — the 2026 housing allowance for the RALEIGH, NC area does the rest.