| Apex, which is a suburb of Raleigh, is located in Wake | | | | population in the 1990s, however, the town's |
| County in North Carolina, with the town motto of "The | | | | infrastructure was stressed greatly. The town |
| Peak of Good Living." The town had an estimated | | | | managed to keep up and by July of 2007 it was listed |
| population of nearly 32,000 residents as of 2007. | | | | in CNN/Money magazine as one of the top 100 small |
| Incorporated in 1873, Apex was so named because of | | | | towns. |
| its distinction as the highest point located on the | | | | Apex offers a mixture of races and ethnicities, though |
| Chatham Railroad between Jacksonville, Florida and | | | | over 80% if the population is Caucasian. The median |
| Richmond, Virginia. Population growth was slow but | | | | income for its residents is quite respectable, with the |
| steady in Apex for the first several decades. After | | | | median household income being $71,052 and the |
| experiencing a devastating fire in 1912, the town was | | | | median family income being $78,689. Less than 2% of |
| rebuilt and is now one of the most complete railroad | | | | the population is living below the poverty line. |
| towns throughout the entire state. | | | | A number of transportation options exist in Apex. The |
| During the Depression, the town experienced some | | | | Raleigh-Durham International Airport is located nearby, |
| more minor setbacks. By the 1950s, however, the | | | | as is I-40 and US-64. Although the town is not directly |
| town really began to grow. This was largely due to the | | | | serviced by passenger trains, there is Amtrack service |
| proximity of the town to North Carolina's Research | | | | nearby in Raleigh and in Cary. The town is served by |
| Triangle Park. | | | | the Triangle Transit Authority, which provides bussing in |
| Despite the major boom in population growth, Apex | | | | the region and also connects to the bus systems |
| managed to maintain its small-town feel. When the | | | | within Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. |
| population boomed to almost four times its original | | | | |