Apex, NC

Top 100 rank: 14
Population: 26,300
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City stats

Best places avg.

Median family income
(per year)

$91,030

$90,316

Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)

$95,922

$82,867

Sales tax

7.00%

6.74%

State income tax rate
(highest bracket)

8.00% I

6.38%

State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)

6.00% I

2.74%

Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)

$2,199

$2,121

Job growth %
(2000-2006)

30.15%

13.41%

Housing

City stats

Best places average

Median home price

$226,942

$359,352

Average property taxes
(2006)

$1,940

$3,585

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Education

City stats

Best places average

Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles)

12

29

Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles)

5

18

Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)

9.1%

20.1%

Test scores math
(% above/below average)

35.0%

24.8%

% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits)

97.6/2.4

91.1/8.9

Quality of life

City stats

Best places average

Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)

62.7%

77.3%

Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)

2

13

Property crime incidents (per 1,000)

20

206

Median commute time
(in minutes)

25.1

23.1

% population with commute
45 mins. or longer

10.2%

15.6%

% population walk or bike to work

1.4%

2.7%

Leisure and culture

City stats

Best places average

Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)

18

30

Restaurants
(within 15 miles)

1,598

2,899

Bars
(within 15 miles)

122

287

Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)

70

125

Libraries
(within 15 miles)

26

71

Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)

5

11

Ski resorts (within 100 miles)

n/a

17

Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)

1

1

Weather

City stats

Best places average

Annual rainfall
(inches)

46.55

40.18

% clear days in the area

30

28

High temp in July °  F

88.9 °

86.1 °

Low temp in Jan °  F

32.0 °

24.0 °

Health*

City stats

Best places average

Has health plan
(% of residents)

88.4%

90.5%

Body mass index (avg. for residents)

27

27

Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)

7.4%

9.3%

Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)

26.9%

30.6%

Elder-care facilities **

39

107

Meet the neighbors

City stats

Best places average

Median age

32.0

36.8

Completed at least some college
(% of residents)

84.0%

72.4%

Married

68.2%

60.8%

Divorced

6.7%

8.0%

Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)

73.3

59.2

Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)

$7,784

$8,250

*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.

(I) Income tax notes:
These states allow personal exemption or standard deductions as provided in the IRC. Utah allows a personal exemption equal to three-fourths the federal exemptions.
The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $51,200 to $336,551. An additional $300 personal exemption is allowed for joint returns or unmarried head of households.