Middle Creek, Apex: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the Town of Apex’s 2045 Land Use Map update and Middle Creek Greenway page, the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, the U.S. Census Bureau’s geocoder, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

Middle Creek is southeast Apex. It shares its name with the creek and with the town’s Middle Creek Greenway toward Holly Springs. The town’s 2045 Land Use Map update splits it into two focus areas. Middle Creek North is “generally bounded by E. Williams Street (NC 55), US 1, Ten Ten Road, and Jessie Drive,” with “mostly commercial and industrial uses as well as Lufkin Road Middle School and Knight’s Play Golf Center.” Middle Creek South runs from there toward Smith, Stephenson and Sunset Lake roads, with “different types of residential developments with a range of densities,” a construction debris landfill and businesses. The area is in ZIP code 27539.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Felton Grove High, 81.2% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26, according to the state’s accountability data. Check an address with the district’s base school lookup.
• Home value: $602,760 in ZIP code 27539 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest freeway exit: NC 540 Exit 54 at NC 55, about 1.5 miles by road.

Part of our Apex neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

East Williams Street (NC 55), Ten Ten Road and Jessie Drive are the main roads, with US 1 and the NC 55 Bypass nearby. The 2045 plan designates Knight’s Play as park land and plans offices along the north side of Jessie Drive with higher density homes. It noted in 2019 that “a high school is slated for the area” and that Jessie Drive’s extension and new collector streets would improve connections. Cary and Holly Springs both border the area, so a few blocks can change towns.

Town or county? Five of the eight addresses we checked, on Reunion Meadows Lane, Storemont Way, Baslow Drive, Moonridge Lane and Warbler Drive, were inside the Town of Apex on the Census Bureau’s geocoder. Three, on East Williams Street, Levering Mill Road and Ten Ten Road, were in unincorporated Wake County with Apex mailing addresses. Addresses we checked farther east were inside Cary. See our property tax guide.

Schools

Middle Creek is in the Wake County Public School System. All eight addresses we checked in the district’s base school lookup for 2026-27 were zoned for Lufkin Road Middle and Felton Grove High. Six were zoned for Woods Creek Elementary and two, on Warbler Drive and Ten Ten Road, for Oak Grove Elementary.

Middle Creek High, 123 Middle Creek Park Ave., has an Apex mailing address but sits inside Cary’s town limits, and none of the addresses we checked in this area were zoned for it.

Scores are the share of state tests at grade level or above in 2025-26 and the state’s growth rating, from the accountability data.

Felton Grove High has no four-year graduation rate yet. More in our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow publishes no figure for Middle Creek. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price.

ZIP code 27539 also covers parts of Holly Springs and unincorporated Wake County. Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

The Middle Creek Greenway is planned as a regional link between Apex and Holly Springs, with 4.3 miles of paved trail connecting six neighborhoods, one retail center and one employment center. The town says it will complete a pedestrian route to Lufkin Road Middle and will later connect to Felton Grove High. It is open from dawn to 30 minutes after sunset. Seagroves Farm Park, 201 Parkfield Drive, to the north, has a pond with a fishing pier, a walking trail and a playground. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• NC 540: Exit 54 at NC 55 is about 1.5 miles by road from Reunion Meadows Lane.
• Downtown Apex: about 3.8 miles by road.
• RDU International Airport: about 21 miles by road.
• Buses: GoTriangle Route 311 runs along NC 55 between Holly Springs and Research Triangle Park on weekdays, according to the town’s regional routes page.

Distances were measured with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Harris Teeter at 3430 Ten Ten Road and a Publix and a Walgreens at 3480 and 3441 Kildaire Farm Road, to the east in Cary. The Walmart Supercenter at 3151 Apex Peakway is to the northwest.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Middle Creek in Apex?

Southeast Apex. The town’s 2045 Land Use Map update splits it into Middle Creek North, between NC 55, US 1, Ten Ten Road and Jessie Drive, and Middle Creek South, which runs toward Sunset Lake Road.

What high school serves Middle Creek in Apex?

All eight addresses we checked were zoned for Felton Grove High and Lufkin Road Middle, not Middle Creek High, which is in Cary despite its Apex mailing address.

What is the typical home value in Middle Creek?

The area is in ZIP code 27539, where the Zillow Home Value Index was $602,760 in August 2026, down 0.6% from August 2025.

Where does the Middle Creek Greenway go?

The town plans 4.3 paved miles connecting Apex and Holly Springs, six neighborhoods, a retail center and an employment center, with a pedestrian route to Lufkin Road Middle and a future link to Felton Grove High.