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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

$1,511

cheaper each month than Santa Rosa

Roanoke sits well below Santa Rosa on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the roanoke entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,382/mo

47% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$296/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa

vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa

03after rent

$6,472/mo

$1,511 more than Santa Rosa

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

04a house here

$296k

64% cheaper than Santa Rosa

vs $817k in Santa Rosa

05metro size

314k

vs 482k in Santa Rosa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

179

pleasant days a year, in roanoke.

Santa Rosa gets 254 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

12.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

0% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa

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

·walk score®

94/100

4% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

125% more than Santa Rosa

vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa

04 · see also

cities that play in roanoke's register:

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chattanooga

$337/mo cheaper

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el paso

$388/mo cheaper

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