Apex, Wake County, North Carolina Town Profile

Apex is a town in southwestern Wake County, North Carolina, with a 2007 estimated population of 31,453. A small portion of Apex extends further westward into Chatham County. Apex combines a relaxing small-town atmosphere with convenience to big-city amenities.

The town of Apex was incorporated in 1873, and named for its location at the highest point on the Chatham Rail Road between Richmond, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida. A devastating 1912 fire destroyed most of the downtown business district. The town center was rebuilt, and Apex is now one of the most intact turn-of-the-century-railroad towns in North Carolina. The revitalized downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Apex is conveniently located near several major highways: I-40, US-1, US-64, NC-55, and NC-751.

Apex's proximity to North Carolina's Research Triangle Park (RTP) has spurred residential development, and the town's population quadrupled in the 1990s, yet Apex has managed to preserve much of its small-town character.

• Apex's Town Population: 31,453
• Median Family Income: $78,689
• Median Age: 31.2 years
• Average Temperatures: January (40º F), April (60º F), July (78º F), October (60º F)
• Average Annual Rainfall: 44.75 inches
• Apex's 2008 Property Tax Rate: $0.40/$100
• Wake County's 2008 Property Tax Rate: $0.604/$100

In July 2007, CNN Money Magazine ranked Apex #14 on its list of the nation's top 100 small towns.

Cindy Brudvik Davis, RE/MAX Southern Advantage, a full service real estate agent in Pittsboro, Chatham County, will work on your behalf to actualize your real estate and home ownership goals in the following NC Triangle towns and communities: 

Apex (Chatham and Wake Counties)

Carrboro (Orange County)

Cary (Chatham and Wake Counties)

Chapel Hill (Chatham and Orange Counties)

Fearrington Village (Pittsboro in NE Chatham County)

Governor's Club (Chapel Hill, Chatham County)

Graham (Southern Alamance County)

Holly Springs (Wake County)

Morrisville (Wake County)

Pittsboro (Chatham County)

Raleigh and North Raleigh (Wake County)

RTP (Research Triangle Park)

Siler City (Chatham County)

Silk Hope (Pittsboro and Siler City in Chatham County)

Snow Camp (Southern Alamance County)

Southwest Durham County (near Duke University and the Streets at Southpoint)

UNC (Chapel Hill, Orange County) 

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