CITY PROFILE
Roanoke, VA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Roanoke is a smaller metro with housing on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're accustomed to lower-cost regions. Expect a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and a wet climate, meaning you'll see rain regularly and should plan for it year-round. This is a place where you trade seasonal variety and established infrastructure for a tighter footprint and higher housing costs.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $301K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,403/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 11.8°C · warmest 23.2°C · coolest -0.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1086 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.22 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #164 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy87
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort59
- Plenty of sunshine49
- Big-city amenities60
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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