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Roanoke is a big small town of 5,336 people in Randolph County, Alabama. It's about 38 miles from Auburn, AL and 69 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $666 a month.
5,336people
$154kTypical home
$666/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,336
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Auburn, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (728 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,316 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to CSG airport
- 64 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+65 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk