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Apex, NC vs St. James City, FL

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#4 2005 High Gas Prices

#4 Sleep in the City Study

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#13 2005 Best Places to Live

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#16 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

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#149 Best Green Cities

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#20 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#45 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#58 2005 High Gas Prices

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#220 2005 Best Places to Live

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

This town is so laid back that you could walk in reverse and still find nothing to do. Fishing, boating, bike riding on the 12 mile bike path, visinting the service  More