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Roanoke Rapids is a big small town of 14,856 people in Halifax County, North Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 70 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $858 a month.
14,856people
$143kTypical home
$858/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,856
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,499 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 34 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$900/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (782 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PGV airport
- 75 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Halifax County: D+18 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk