City comparison
Apex, NC is about 2,400 miles (3,800 km) from Springfield, OR in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,000 miles, or about 50 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Apex, NC to Springfield, OR takes about 4 h 45 min, covering roughly 2,400 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Apex, NC is on Eastern Time and Springfield, OR is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Apex, it's 9 a.m. in Springfield, which puts Apex 3 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Apex has a population of 65,541, vs 61,740 in Springfield — about the same size. By land area, Apex covers about 27 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Springfield.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Apex | Springfield | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,668/mo | $1,126/mo | 48.1% higher in Apex |
| Median home value | $458,200 | $293,200 | 56.3% higher in Apex |
| Median household income | $129,688 | $60,982 | 112.7% higher in Apex |
| Groceries index | 96.8 | 105.2 | 8.6% higher in Springfield |
| Utilities index | 89.5 | 104.6 | 16.9% higher in Springfield |
| Transportation index | 98.4 | 100.7 | 2.3% higher in Springfield |
| Healthcare index | 97.9 | 100.6 | 2.8% higher in Springfield |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Apex, you'd need $99,930 in Springfield to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Apex and Springfield have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Apex than in Springfield. If you earn $80,000 in Apex, you'd need about $79,944 in Springfield to keep the same standard of living.