Apex, North Carolina is one of the most popular towns to move too in the
triangle. But if you're considering a move, you need to know all about some of the pros
and some of the cons of living in Apex, North Carolina.
Hello everyone. This is Chris Morton real estate broker with EXP Realty in Raleigh,
North Carolina. And let's get right in with con number one, Apex North Carolina is
expensive. So as we said, Apex is one of the most popular towns to move to in the triangle and
popularity equals scarcity. Scarcity equals demand, demand equals prices going up and
up. Apex unfortunately is one of the more expensive suburbs to move to mainly because
there's a lot of new construction going on and there's just not a lot of construction still
going on in the Cary area. So naturally people are gravitating towards Apex. The good news is
it's generally a little less expensive than Cary, but more expensive than moving to Holly Springs.
So just be aware of what you're getting yourself into if you are considering a move to Apex.
Con number two of Apex, most of the new construction going on is on the west side of Apex.
So east side, little more built out, everything is on the west side. So if you must be in new
construction, you're pretty much going to be relegated to living on the western side of Apex.
Why moving to the west side of Apex is a negative is, its further away from Research Triangle Park.
It's further away from the airport. It's further away from all the stuff going on
in Cary and all of the growth that's going on with Wegmans and all of that sort of thing
in that quadrant, the eastern side. So know that the western side of Apex is nice, but you're
gonna have more drive time. It almost takes away some of the value you're gonna get from moving to
Apex. People move to Apex mainly because of how close it is to everything, the proximity, but as
your moving further and further west, it becomes more and more difficult to get that advantage.
Con number three of living in Apex, North Carolina, it's getting crowded. So again,
it's popular, very, very popular. A lot of people wanna live there, which means more and more people
are moving there, which means you're gonna have to put up with the increased number of people.
That's gonna be elbowing. You don't get me wrong, Apex is nowhere near as crowded as say,
New York City or even downtown Raleigh, but just know that it is getting more and more crowded.
You're gonna be standing in more lines when you're getting your
double spice milk latte, something or another from the coffee shop.
Traffic's gonna be a little bit more difficult than it used to be. Just be prepared for it.
Con number four, it's basically Cary part two. So Cary has gotten bigger.
Apex has gotten bigger and they've kind of merged together into one
town. And so Apex has unfortunately lost its own identity. And it's hard to tell if you live
in Apex or Cary or the merger of the two. Lots of big box restaurants, lots of big box stores there
and so it's kind of lost that small town charm that you used to see so much in Apex.
Con number five, it has really lost the southern charm. Again,
kind of back to the merger with Cary thing we just talked about. In 1990, there were
only 5,000 residents in Apex. Apex is exploded. Tons of people live there, lots of big box stores
and it's really lost that southern charm, that southern character that a lot of people are moving
to the triangle for. If you are from the north or from California, and you're moving this way
and you want that unique southern charm, other than the downtown of Apex, you're really not
gonna get that unfortunately. So just be prepared that if that's what you're looking for, that
southern small town in Americana, you're probably not gonna find it in Apex, sorry.
But that doesn't mean there's not some amazing pros associated with moving
and living in Apex. Number one pro amazing, downtown Apex is one of our favorite downtowns.
We love it so much. There's a lot of really good restaurants, a lot of really good shops down
there. Highly recommended. If you are coming in to explore the area and decide where you wanna live
downtown has a really, really nice early nine-teen hundreds railroad town feel mainly because
Apex was a railroad town. Steam engines would go through Apex, stop at the top of the
hill, the Apex. Refuel with water for more steam to go down into Raleigh and that's one
of the ways that they believe it got its name. So really cool downtown definitely worth exploring.
Pro number two of Apex, North Carolina, it's reasonably close to the Research Triangle
Park. So a lot of people live there. You're only about 25 minutes away on the east side
in the center. That kind of thing from Research Triangle Park, if you live in Apex. So very, very
positive there. Lots of people that work in the Research Triangle Park area live in Apex. Again,
costs are relatively less expensive than Cary. You're still getting the
quality and the stuff that goes along with Cary, just not paying quite those prices.
Which segways into pro number three, location, location, location. You're right beside Cary,
you have everything going on with Cary. Again, you're 25 minutes to Research Triangle Park.
You're about 15 minutes to Holly Springs and you're about 30 minutes to the airport. So very,
very good positive location. Great for people who commute, great for people that want to go
and grab a quick bite at their favorite restaurant in Cary or someone who's a procrastinator and late
to get to the airport. You're not having to drive an hour to get to the airport.
Pro number four, there's plenty of things to do in Apex. There's a historic steam engine museum
because again, Apex was founded as a railroad town. So really cool museum there. The Apex music
festival happens every year in you guessed it, Apex. There's movies in the park in the spring
and the summer where you can go to downtown Apex and catch a great movie with the family, friends,
picnic setting, all of that -really, really cool. And there's a lot of independent shops
and restaurants, especially in downtown Apex. Again, we recommend you check out the downtown.
We think you're gonna really love it. And Apex also celebrates the holidays really, really well.
For example, the old fashioned 4th of July is a celebration they have
for independence day and they have big functions on Salem Street, which is the
main street of Apex for both Christmas and Halloween. And beyond all the celebrations
If you're a beer lover, there are a couple of breweries in Apex. So yay to that. One of
our favorite places to eat in downtown Apex is a Taste of Brooklyn. They make cakes and
really awesome baked goods. No one said places to eat have to be breakfast, lunch and dinner,
cake is a meal too. Anyway, we highly recommend you check that place out. Really, really cool.
Pro number five of living in Apex. There's people coming from everywhere. Therefore it's really easy
to fit in. Again, Apex is really close to Research Triangle Park. Research Triangle Park brings
people in from all over the world. So likely is that you're gonna be living next to people from
all over the world. So it should be pretty easy to fit in, should be pretty easy to find folks that
have your same likes and dislikes. So if you want to start an Italian club, probably gonna be a lot
of people to join you there. Start a sushi club, a lot of people to join you there, tap dancing
just about anything you can think of because of the amalgam of people coming in, should be really
easy to make friends and to fit in. And as a bonus pro, I talk about it all the time, it is one of
the most important things going on in the triangle today - that is Apex Wings. Apex Wings in downtown
Apex has some of the most amazing wings around. They have like 900 different flavors. You go in
very, very hungry. You leave with your arteries clogged. It's amazing. Highly recommend it,
definitely check them out. I'm thinking about it right now. We need to go to Apex Wings.
So there's some pros and some cons of living in Apex. Like and subscribe below if you haven't
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