Rapid City vs Apex
Rapid City, SD compared with Apex, NC · 1,406 miles apart
Rapid City has 80,589 residents to Apex’s 80,419. Rapid City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Apex does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Rapid City, SD | Apex, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 80,589 | 80,419 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,439 | 2,955 |
| Median household income | $70,870 | $144,135 |
| Median home value | $299,400 | $576,100 |
| Median rent | $1,109 | $1,902 |
| Homeownership | 62.9% | 76.5% |
| Average commute | 17.5 min | 25.2 min |
| Median age | 39.1 | 36.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37% | 69.5% |
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 2.2% |
| Unemployment | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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