MacGregor Downs is a golf course neighborhood in south Cary in ZIP code 27511, about a mile by road from U.S. 1 Exit 98A at Tryon Road.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the Town of Cary’s residential boundaries data, the Wake County Public School System’s 2026-27 attendance areas and base school lookup, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, GoCary and GoTriangle schedule data, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

MacGregor Downs is a neighborhood in south Cary built around a lake and the MacGregor Downs Country Club golf course, which OpenStreetMap places at 430 St. Andrews Lane. OpenStreetMap names MacGregor Downs as a place, and the Town of Cary’s residential boundaries data lists it with four smaller neighbors that share the name: MacGregor Townhomes, MacGregor Towns, MacGregor Villas and MacGregor West. All five are in ZIP code 27511.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Cary High for most of the area, 64.1% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26, according to the state’s accountability data. Check an address with the district’s base school lookup.
  • Home value: $496,081 in ZIP code 27511 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest freeway exit: U.S. 1 Exit 98A at Tryon Road, about 1.1 miles by road.

Part of our Cary neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

MacGregor Downs sits north of the U.S. 1/U.S. 64 freeway, west of Kildaire Farm Road and south of the Kildaire Farms area. The MacGregor Village shopping center is about half a mile from the middle of the neighborhood, according to OpenStreetMap. The area is inside Cary’s town limits and in Wake County.

Schools

MacGregor Downs is in the Wake County Public School System. We checked the middle of each of the five MacGregor neighborhoods in the town’s data against the district’s 2026-27 attendance areas:

  • MacGregor Downs, MacGregor Townhomes, MacGregor Towns and MacGregor Villas: Briarcliff Elementary, East Cary Middle and Cary High.
  • MacGregor West: Apex Elementary, Apex Middle and Apex High.

The area is split, so check your own address in the district’s base school lookup. Scores are the share of state tests at grade level or above in 2025-26 and the state’s growth rating, from the accountability data.

Level School At grade level Growth
Elementary Briarcliff Elementary, 1220 Pond St. 61.7% Exceeded
Elementary Apex Elementary, 700 Tingen Road, Apex 71.7% Not met
Middle East Cary Middle, 1111 SE Maynard Road 71.3% Exceeded
Middle Apex Middle, 400 E. Moore St., Apex 70.5% Met
High Cary High, 638 Walnut St. 64.1% Exceeded
High Apex High, 1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex 74.3% Met

The district average was 68.2%. More in our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow publishes no figure for MacGregor Downs alone. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and ZIP code 27511 also covers downtown and much of central and east Cary.

Area August 2026 August 2025 Change
ZIP code 27511 $496,081 $503,268 -1.4%
Town of Cary, for comparison $619,636 $628,603 -1.4%

Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

  • Annie Jones Park, 1414 Tarbert Drive, is the nearest town park, about 1.5 miles northwest. The Annie Jones Greenway runs from it.
  • Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve and the Stevens Nature Center, 2616 Kildaire Farm Road, are about 1.6 miles southeast.
  • Apex Community Park, across U.S. 1 in Apex, is about a mile southwest, according to OpenStreetMap.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • U.S. 1: Exit 98A at Tryon Road is about 1.1 miles by road from the middle of MacGregor Downs. U.S. 1/U.S. 64 Exit 99 at Cary Parkway is about 2.8 miles.
  • Downtown Cary (316 N. Academy St.): about 4.2 miles by road.
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport: about 15.6 miles by road.
  • Buses: No bus stops inside the neighborhood. The nearest GoCary stops are on Route 5 (Kildaire Farm) at Kildaire Farm Road and Glasgow Road, about 0.8 mile away, and the nearest GoTriangle stop is on Route 305 at Tryon Road and Kildaire Farm Road, about 0.9 mile away, according to the agencies’ published schedule data. See GoCary and GoTriangle.

Distances were measured with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads from a point in the middle of the area. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

There is no supermarket inside the neighborhood. OpenStreetMap lists these within about 1.2 miles:

  • Supermarkets: Walmart Supercenter, 2010 Kildaire Farm Road; Harris Teeter, 2080 Kildaire Farm Road; Whole Foods Market, 102 New Waverly Place.
  • Shopping centers: MacGregor Village and Ashley Village.

How we built this page

The neighborhood list comes from the Town of Cary’s residential boundaries data and OpenStreetMap, which both name MacGregor Downs. School zones come from the district’s attendance-area map for 2026-27, checked at the middle of each neighborhood; a home near a zone line can differ. We found no town or county registry of homeowners associations for MacGregor Downs, so this page does not describe them.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is MacGregor Downs zoned for?

Four of the five MacGregor neighborhoods in the Town of Cary’s data were zoned for Cary High, Briarcliff Elementary and East Cary Middle in the district’s 2026-27 attendance areas. MacGregor West was zoned for the Apex schools.

What ZIP code is MacGregor Downs in?

MacGregor Downs and the other MacGregor neighborhoods in the town’s data are in ZIP code 27511.

What is the typical home value in MacGregor Downs?

Zillow publishes no figure for MacGregor Downs alone. Its Home Value Index for ZIP code 27511 was $496,081 in August 2026, down 1.4% from August 2025.

Is there a golf course in MacGregor Downs?

Yes. OpenStreetMap maps the MacGregor Downs Country Club golf course at 430 St. Andrews Lane, inside the neighborhood.