Raleigh: Healthcare & Safety
Medical care in Raleigh runs through 4 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 24 nursing facilities in the area.
- 0.8 hospitals per 100K residents (vs North Carolina 11.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (0.8 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Raleigh Rehabilitation Center
PruittHealth-Raleigh
Hillcrest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley
Universal Health Care/North Raleigh
Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center
Litchford Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center
Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center
The Oaks at Whitaker Glen-Mayview
The Rosewood Health Center
The Cardinal at North Hills
WakeMed Surgery Center - North Raleigh
Duke Gastroenterology of Raleigh
HEALTHSOUTH BLUE RIDGE SURGERY
Hospitals (4)
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER
DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Raleigh&state=NC&limit=50 |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Raleigh&state=NC&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Raleigh&state=NC&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Raleigh&state=NC&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Raleigh&state=NC&taxo… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 37,063 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 37 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 63 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Durham |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 15.9% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 14.70 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 17.20 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 37,063 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Durham County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 13,794 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 37,063 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Durham County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 95.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 81.3% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 38.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 321,488 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,259 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.6 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 23.87 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 22.12 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 25.76 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Medium Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 30,278,310 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 19,434,544 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 9,456,334 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 90.2% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 7,018,862 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 66.9% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 170 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 196 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 97 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 61 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 66 |
| Air Quality · Days Pm25 | 299 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 62.70 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 52.40 |
| Climate · Station Name | RALEIGH STATE UNIV |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 2.9 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 127 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 2 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
BRIGHTON GARDENS OF RALEIGH
CAPITAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CARILLON ASSISTED LIVING OF NORTH RALEIGH
DAN E & MARY LOUISE STEWART HEALTH CENTER OF
ELMCROFT OF NORTHRIDGE
FALLS RIVER COURT MEMORY CARE COMMUNITY
FALLS RIVER VILLAGE ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY
HILLCREST RALEIGH AT CRABTREE VALLEY
LITCHFORD FALLS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
MAGNOLIA GLEN
MORNINGSIDE OF RALEIGH
PRUITTHEALTH-RALEIGH
RALEIGH REHABILITATION CENTER
SPRING ARBOR OF RALEIGH
SUNNYBROOK REHABILITATION CENTER
Facilities (31)
BEAUTIMAR MANUFACTURING MARBLE INC
CARGILL INC RALEIGH FACILITY
FLOWSERVE - RALEIGH
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INC
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS RALEIGH (RAL)
EAST CAROLINA METAL TREATING INC.
MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS
MEMOREX TELEX NV
GULTECH NC INC
AVX CORP
ABB POWER T&D CO INC
EXIDE ELECTRONICS
SURTRONICS INC.
CELESTICA CORP
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS INC
ALCATEL USA
PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC
ARGOS PERSHING RD CONCRETE PLANT
THOMAS CONCRETE - RALEIGH
WAKEFIELD-VETTE DBA SIMON INDUSTRIES
ELSTER ELECTRICITY LLC
CAROLINA FUR DRESSING
AJINOMOTO HEALTH & NUTRITION N.A. INC.
MAJESTIC MARBLE & GLASS CO
TRIANGLE ICE CO INC
VALCOR INC
CMC REBAR NC RALEIGH
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO. LLC - DURANT PARK
SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC - RDU
+ 1 more
Va Facilities (3)
Raleigh Vet Center
Raleigh National Cemetery
Raleigh CBOC
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 36 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 38 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 12 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 11 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 25 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 23 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 13 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 11.70 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 37,063 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Durham County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 60 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 29 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 29 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 205,157.44 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 106,224.72 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 488,085 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 2,386 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 25 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 176 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 423 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 1,762 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 13,760 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 1,362 |
| Health Data · Obesity | 31.40 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.50 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 21.60 |
| Health Data · Binge | 14.60 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 33.00 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 59.20 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 10.60 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 235 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | RALEIGH REHABILITATION CENTER |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.3 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | RX URGENT CARE - WEST RALEIGH |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 2.7 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | RALEIGH VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 2.1 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 44 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 4.96 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 20.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | moderate crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12