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APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — Apex is the fourth best small city in the nation, a study has found.
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The study from WalletHub compared 45 livability factors such as housing costs, quality of school systems, number of restaurants per capita, and crime rates across more 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 to 100,000.
Apex ranked fourth will a total score of 70.24, one spot down from last year’s study.
According to the study, Apex had the best economic health ranking of all the small cities.
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The study placed Apex 12th in affordability, 189th in education and health, 203rd in safety, and 581st in quality of life.
Apex was also the highest ranked small city in the South, according to the study.
Named the best small city by the study was Lexington in Massachusetts, followed by Brookfield in Wisconsin and Carmel in Indiana.
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