Proximity to RTP and Raleigh: To drive from Apex/Holly Springs to RTP is 20 minutes via Interstate 540 North. It's just about the same drive time from Apex/Holly Springs to Downtown Raleigh via Interstate 64 East.
More boutique in feel than other surrounding areas with commercial development, locals call the area of Apex and Holly Springs the "peak of good living." A fast-growing community, expanding in step with RTP, much of the new development has been in Holly Springs. In 2015, Money Magazine named Apex the "Best Place to Live in America."
Key Features
Historic Downtown: First founded in the 1870s as a railroad town, Downtown Apex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More than 60 buildings house locally owned businesses - ranging from coffee shops to boutiques to restaurants - in a charming, turn of the century environment.
Agent Picks
Peak Fest
Each year, hundreds of vendors and more than 20,000 people come out to Salem Street for the largest event in Apex. Peak Fest is a day-long celebration with live music, artists, entertainment, and food.
New Hope Valley Railroad
An all-volunteer nonprofit that benefits the North Carolina Railroad Museum. Operate-a-Loco and Kaboose Birthday Parties are just two of the fun ways you can experience the eight-mile railroad adventure of the New Hope Valley Railroad.
Halle Cultural Arts Center
Built in 1912 as Apex's Town Hall, the Halle Cultural Arts Center is now host to movie events, visual art galleries, and theatrical performances. The center features three galleries, studio classrooms, and a 150-seat theater and offers classes in youth and adult drama and art.