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Roanoke, VA cityscape

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Roanoke

va · metro 314k

photo: Joseph Fuller / pexels

a dispatch from

roanoke

VA

37.27°N

79.94°W

Roanoke is the Star City of the South, named for the enormous illuminated star on Mill Mountain that's been lighting up the valley since 1949. The Blue Ridge Parkway runs right past town. The downtown has come back beautifully with the Taubman Museum, breweries, and a thriving market. The surrounding mountains are gorgeous in every season. Smaller and more scenic than people expect.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$858

less monthly outlay than Naples

Roanoke is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
landable, recorded on the roanoke entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,382/mo

49% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$479/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,472/mo

$858 more than Naples

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$296k

56% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

314k

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

179

pleasant days a year, in roanoke.

Naples gets 261 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

·outdoorscore

69/100

19% higher than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

Closest outdoor draw: Smith Mountain Lake State Park, 22.3 mi.

·walk score®

94/100

16% higher than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

74% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

neighbors of roanoke on the map of tradeoffs:

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chattanooga

$337/mo cheaper

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el paso

$388/mo cheaper

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lexington

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