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Raleigh, NC vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Apex has 1.7% more rainy days than Raleigh.
- Apex has 3.8% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Apex scores 1.3% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCApex, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

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

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Over 11 years ago

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

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Over 14 years ago

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

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