There are 10 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Cary. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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11021 Lake Grove Boulevard, Morrisville, NC
3.1 mi from downtown Cary · Comfortable surrounding area
1150 West Williams Street, Apex, NC
3.7 mi from downtown Cary · Comfortable surrounding area
Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs, NC
8.2 mi from downtown Cary · Comfortable surrounding area
9005 Baileywick Road, Raleigh, NC
12.7 mi from downtown Cary · Comfortable surrounding area
4318 Garrett Road, Durham, NC
14.9 mi from downtown Cary · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the Morrisville location has the highest Goods Score (67 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 10 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Cary, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.