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Apex vs Burke

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Apex, NC
82
Area Score
Top 1% nationally
Burke, VA
—
Area Score

Missing required signals: opportunity, growth.

Signals

Apex
Burke
Climate: Burke is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
72 · Top 43%
vs
72 · Top 42%
Physical resilience: Burke is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
69 · Top 38%
vs
80 · Top 24%
Housing affordability: Apex is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
89 · Top 35%
vs
87 · Top 39%
Schools: Apex is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
83 · Top 10%
vs
82 · Top 11%
Access: Apex is the more favorable of the two.
Access
96 · Top 33%
vs
93 · Top 45%
Economic stability: Apex is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
84 · Top 3%
vs
83 · Top 3%

Measured values

MetricApexBurkeSource period
Population70,63044,0292024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$144,135$185,8182024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$60,473$66,0352024 ACS 5-Year
Population density2,624/sq mi5,115/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$576,100$747,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,902$2,8942024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate76.5%89.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher69.5%68.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate2.2%3.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high91°F90°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low32°F30°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation46.1"41.8"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport12 mi16 miNASR current cycle
Average commute26.6 min32.0 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age36.440.62024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools2152024-25 school year
Students per teacher17.0018.742024-25 school year
Math proficiency64.9%81.6%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency71.3%88.4%2019-20 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility19.0%19.8%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

North Carolina and Virginia do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

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Apex
83
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82
Area Score
Burke
83
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—
Area Score

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Full profiles: Apex, NC · Burke, VA · How this is calculated: methodology