Are you thinking of planting trees (plural) or it (singular)? If growing plural, you might want to grow compatible varieties for cross-pollination. If growing only one, you might check if any of your near neighbours have some for cross-pollination. If no helpful neighbours, then consider getting a "family tree" with more than one variety on, for pollination. Many common varieties are partially self-fertile, but you get better crops with cross-pollination.

In terms of modern varieties, I went to a large nursery with many varieties, where you can taste them, and for low disease tasty apples I was impressed with Falstaff/Red Falstaff. We also have a Fiesta which is doing well. This in the SE. Different considerations will apply if you are in the N or W.