The story of this market
The typical home in Roanoke (city), Virginia sells for about $247,975, or $174 per square foot.
Prices are down 1.8% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 19 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 163% since 2000. Last year 15 of 19 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,464 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,464 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+4.8%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+16.6%). Worst: 2011 (-5.3%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.6%
VA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,022
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+4.8%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 19 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
40
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $24,529,866.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
76.2%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3581 | 1951 | 76.2% | 17.3% | $135,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Roanoke (city), Virginia
The Roanoke housing market is currently experiencing a slight cooling with a year-over-year price decline of 1.8%. Inventory levels remain constrained, and homes are selling at a median of 19 days on market. The market is characterized by high competition relative to available supply.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 1 city · 9 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 17 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 6.59% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 9 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 24011 | Roanoke | $839,300 | $4,937 | 0% | 39 | 96.3% | — | 3 | 6 | $1,117 | researched Sep 16 |
| 24012 | Roanoke | $249,625 | $137 | -0.5% | 18 | 99% | — | — | 698 | $1,049 | researched Sep 16 |
| 24013 | Roanoke | $175,000 | $135 | +3.2% | 22 | 99% | 25% | 4.9 | 59 | $1,082 | researched Sep 16 |
| 24014 | Roanoke | $285,856 | $176 | +12.3% | 29 | 100% | — | 1 | 52 | $1,048 | researched Sep 17 |
| 24015 | Roanoke | $319,000 | $174 | +1% | 16 | — | — | — | 82 | $898 | researched Sep 20 |
| 24016 | Roanoke | $250,000 | $137 | -0.5% | 18 | 96.3% | 15% | 3 | 60 | $966 | researched Sep 20 |
| 24017 | Roanoke | $249,625 | $137 | -0.5% | 18 | — | — | — | 100 | $979 | researched Sep 20 |
| 24018 | Roanoke | $485,000 | $195 | +2.1% | 29 | 99.2% | 18% | 1.3 | 145 | $1,285 | researched Sep 16 |
| 24019 | Hollins (CDP) | $249,625 | $137 | -0.5% | 18 | 98.2% | — | 1.6 | 622 | $1,303 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
- Splash Valley4.45.3 mi
- Launching Pad Trampoline Park & Family Fun Center4.34.7 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.13.2 mi
- Green Ridge Recreation Center4.45.4 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.23.8 mi
- Lane Stadium4.826.3 mi
- Salem Civic Center4.25.3 mi
- Berglund Center40.8 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.43.5 mi
- Cassell Coliseum4.726.3 mi
- Mill Mountain Star4.81.6 mi
- Explore Park4.75.6 mi
- Dixie Caverns4.512.7 mi
- McAfee Knob Trailhead4.911 mi
- Mill Mountain Zoo4.21.7 mi
- National D-Day Memorial4.922.8 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation4.70.1 mi
- Black Dog Salvage - Main Showroom4.71.2 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art4.70.4 mi
- Booker T. Washington National Monument4.715.7 mi
- Explore Park4.75.6 mi
- McAfee Knob Trailhead4.911 mi
- Green Hill Park4.79.2 mi
- Dragon's Tooth Trailhead4.913.8 mi
- Elmwood Park4.60.4 mi
- Drifter's4.319.1 mi
- Mitchell's Point Marina4.725.6 mi
- Magnum Point Marina & Restaurant4.521.2 mi
- Gills Creek Marina & Lodge4.721.1 mi
- Goodhue Boat Company, Blackwater4.521.6 mi
- Ballyhack Golf Club4.83.9 mi
- Blue Hills Golf Club4.23.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Country Club4.55.8 mi
- Ashley Plantation Country Club4.411.7 mi
- Hunting Hills Country Club4.34.2 mi
- Valley View Mall4.22.5 mi
- Tanglewood Mall3.83.4 mi
- T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods4.33.5 mi
- The Fresh Market4.41.3 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.23.3 mi
- Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport4.23.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
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