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17.14 acres of vacant land near Apex, Wake County

Horton Ridge Blvd, Apex, NC · Parcel 0720077289

  • Acres17.14
  • Land typeVacant residential
  • ZoningPUD-CZPlanned unit development (conditional)
  • Flood zoneMostly in flood zones AE and X (66%)AE (56%), X, 0.2% annual chance (10%), and X (34%)
  • Wetlands68% of the parcel
  • Tax value (county)No tax value on the county roll (2026 roll)
  • Last recorded saleJan 2001no price in the source
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
  • Road frontage1,176 ft on Horton Ridge Blvd
  • BuildingNone on the roll
  • Who zones itInside the Town of Apex limits; Apex sets the zoning

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
  • Ground elevationAbout 261–303 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Apr 2026

Services and surroundings

Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.

  • USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
  • Public land nearbyAmerican Tobacco Trail Park, 0.9 miCounty Land, open to the public, 269 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right

School district and farmland

Public federal records, each with its source and date.

  • School districtWake County SchoolsGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
  • Farmland classPrime farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing seasonMap unit Chewacla and Wehadkee soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, about 65% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area NC183, version Sep 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.70 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Chewacla; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Land capability classClass 3w of 8: severe limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Chewacla; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Cropland rent$83 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
  • Pasture rent$48 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026

District details at NCES: Wake County Schools

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 2025; mixed forest 2023–2024; woody wetlands 2022; mixed forest 2021No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
  • Forest type (LANDFIRE)Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian ForestEastern Small Stream Riparian Forests, riparian; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soils29% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
  • CRP rental rate (county)$73 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $75): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates

Utility service areas

Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.

  • Electric service areaInside the service area of Town of Apex, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC or Duke Energy Progress (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility

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In this areaApexParcels, flood and zoning1,628vacant parcels1.6%in a FEMA flood zone$567ktypical home tax value

North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest. Pay or check a bill at the Wake County Tax Administration.

Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.

What land sells for nearby

Land in Wake County sold for:

  • 10 acres or more: $34.7k–$125k an acre (45 sales, Sep 2025–Aug 2026); median $66.7k
  • Lots under 1 acre: $101k–$453k a lot (274 sales, Sep 2025–Aug 2026); median $162k
  • 1 to 10 acres: $79.1k–$396k an acre (214 sales, Sep 2025–Aug 2026); median $181k

The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Source: the county's own recorded sales, arm's-length by the county's own flag. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Riverine flooding
Relatively High
Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Heat wave
Relatively Moderate
Winter weather
Relatively Moderate
Hurricane
Relatively Low
Strong wind
Relatively Low
Wildfire
Relatively Low
Earthquake
Relatively Low
Landslide
Relatively Low

Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.

Recorded flood claims

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026

Claims since 1978
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$180,625± $76,468 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$645,100± $84,529 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$3,028± $477 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
89%± 12 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
2016± 3 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
29 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
3,766± 1,078 · this block group

Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby parcels

Vacant and farm land of 1 acre or more in Wake County, nearest first.

Every parcel page in Wake County (2,589)

About these numbersSources and dates

Tax value

Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price.

Tax value (the county's assessed value) as of its last revaluation (NC reappraises every 4-8 years), not a market estimate. Farm and forest land in present-use value is taxed on a lower use value.

Parcel outline

The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.

Source

NC OneMap statewide parcels (NC CGIA, county data producers).

Record

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Parcel: 0720077289

Coordinates: 35.6933° N, 78.9298° W