Scottish Hills is one of Cary’s oldest high-volume subdivisions, with homes in its resale sample built between 1970 and 1988. Over the 12 months ending 12 September 2026, 21 homes closed at a median price of $490,000 and a median of 6 days on market — under half the town-wide median of 13 days — while price per square foot, at $271, sat close to Cary’s $276 median.
What does resale look like in Scottish Hills?
The figures below come from a Doorify MLS member search of closed residential sales in the Scottish Hills subdivision, 12 September 2025 through 12 September 2026 — 21 closed sales. The sample is large enough to describe a pattern, though 21 sales is still small enough that a handful of outlier transactions can move the median noticeably from one quarter to the next.
| Metric | 12 months ending 9/12/2026 |
|---|---|
| Closed sales | 21 |
| Median sale price | $490,000 |
| Median price per square foot | $271 |
| Median days on market | 6 |
| Share of sales closing within 7 days | 11 of 21 |
| Year built, homes sold in this window | 1970–1988 |
Based on information from the Doorify MLS, Inc. for the period 12 September 2025 through 12 September 2026.
The days-on-market figures need a caveat. Doorify MLS changed how days on market accrue in July 2026, so time spent in Coming Soon status no longer counts toward the total. This 12-month window straddles that change, so sales earlier in the period and sales later in the period were not necessarily timed on the same basis, and the 6-day median mixes both methods rather than one consistent one.
Why does the oldest housing stock in Cary sell this fast?
Eleven of the 21 closed sales in this window went under contract within 7 days, and the median of 6 days is well under half the town-wide resale median of 13 days. That pace is notable precisely because Scottish Hills’ sold homes date to 1970 through 1988 — older than the sold-home range in most of Cary’s other high-volume subdivisions. Speed of sale and age of housing stock are not moving in the same direction here, and the data does not explain why on its own; it only documents that it is happening.
Why is the price per square foot close to the town median if the homes are older and cheaper?
Scottish Hills’ $490,000 median sale price is well below Cary’s $611,000 town-wide median, which might suggest a steep per-square-foot discount for an older subdivision. It doesn’t show up that way: Scottish Hills’ median price per square foot of $271 is close to the town median of $276, a difference of only $5. The lower total price appears to track smaller finished square footage rather than a lower per-foot valuation — buyers in Scottish Hills are largely paying close to the town rate per foot, just for less house.
What does the sold-home age range actually describe?
The 1970–1988 span above describes only the homes that closed in this specific 12-month window — it is not a stated build-out range for the subdivision as a whole. A section of Scottish Hills built earlier or later than what happened to trade in this period would not appear in these figures, and the subdivision’s full construction history is a matter for county parcel records rather than a resale sample.
Is a 21-sale sample big enough to trust?
Twenty-one closed sales over a year is a reasonable working sample for a subdivision-level median, but it is still small next to town-wide totals. A cluster of unusually fast or slow closings, or a run of larger or smaller homes trading in sequence, can shift the median by several days or several thousand dollars without reflecting any real change in the market. Treat the figures here as directional for Scottish Hills, not as a precise year-round constant.
What should a buyer expect walking into an older Scottish Hills home?
Homes built between 1970 and 1988 are old enough that major systems — roofing, HVAC, and in some cases electrical panels — are likely to be at or past a typical service life on at least some properties, even where a given house has been updated. The due diligence period in North Carolina exists partly to let a buyer investigate exactly this before the purchase becomes non-refundable; see our explainer on the due diligence period in North Carolina for how that works.
How does the pace of sale here compare with other Cary neighborhoods?
A 6-day median puts Scottish Hills among Cary’s faster-selling established subdivisions, though not necessarily the fastest — see our ranking of Cary’s fastest-selling neighborhoods for how it stacks up against communities with even shorter medians. For background on how a resale study like this one is built and what its limits are, see our field note on panelled studies, which discusses exactly the kind of study-vintage renovation work common in a subdivision Scottish Hills’ age.
Who does Scottish Hills not suit?
Scottish Hills is not a fit for a buyer who wants new construction or a home built within the last two decades — the sold-home sample here tops out at 1988, and nothing in this window points to newer product trading in the subdivision. It’s also not a fit for someone who needs a larger finished floor plan at a proportionally lower per-foot price; the near-town-median $271 per square foot means smaller homes here are not meaningfully cheaper per foot than larger homes elsewhere in Cary. Anyone comparing Scottish Hills against newer construction should talk to a lender about how an older home’s systems and any needed updates factor into financing, and talk to a closing attorney about how any older covenants or easements appear in title work. See the broader Cary neighborhoods overview for how Scottish Hills sits alongside Cary’s other established communities.
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About the author
Cameron Smith writes Move Up NC’s real estate guidance for Cary, Morrisville and the North Carolina Triangle.
Editorial note: This article reports closed-sale data for one neighborhood and does not rank neighborhoods or schools, or provide legal, financial or Fair Housing advice.