Best PlacesRaleigh Court, Roanoke, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Raleigh Court, Roanoke, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Raleigh Court, Roanoke ranks 1,848th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Raleigh Court, Roanoke
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Raleigh Court, Roanoke's strengths and weaknesses
Where Raleigh Court, Roanoke ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Raleigh Court, Roanoke ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Raleigh Court, Roanoke
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Raleigh Court, Roanoke home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,845; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Raleigh Court, Roanoke's effective rate of 0.98%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Raleigh Court, Roanoke
Raleigh Court, Roanoke's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Raleigh Court, Roanoke.
Who works in Raleigh Court, Roanoke, and how
Work in Raleigh Court, Roanoke centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Raleigh Court, Roanoke
Raleigh Court, Roanoke has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Raleigh Court, Roanoke and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Raleigh Court, Roanoke, month by month
Raleigh Court, Roanoke sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Raleigh Court, Roanoke
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Raleigh Court, Roanoke
Schools across Raleigh Court, Roanoke average an A−, better than 88% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grandin Court ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Wasena ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Virginia Heights ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Madison MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleA− · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Patrick Henry HighA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Raleigh Court, Roanoke school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Raleigh Court, Roanoke measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Raleigh Court, Roanoke against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Raleigh Court, Roanoke
Is Raleigh Court, Roanoke a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Raleigh Court, Roanoke ranks 1,848th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on distance from a big city and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Raleigh Court, Roanoke expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,120. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $70,845 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Raleigh Court, Roanoke safe?
Yes, Raleigh Court, Roanoke is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
Compare Raleigh Court, Roanoke with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Raleigh Court, Roanoke. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Raleigh Court, Roanoke represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Raleigh Court, Roanoke detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Raleigh Court, Roanoke: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Raleigh Court, Roanoke: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Raleigh Court, Roanoke: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Raleigh Court, Roanoke: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Raleigh Court, Roanoke detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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