Roanoke Real Estate
, Virginia, is an independent city adjacent to, but not included in, County, Virginia. For most of the nineteenth century, there had been a small settlement on the banks of the River at the site of today’s city of , but it was not until several years after the close of the Civil War that some of Virginia’s leading railroad men saw the potential benefits of the area as place for railroads to converge. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the western part of the state, between Maryland and Tennessee, the Valley lived up to their expectations of advantage, becoming and remaining the transportation hub of western Virginia. The community awoke to the life of a city shortly after the railroads arrived in the 1870s and 1880s, with some calling it the “Magic City” because new residents seemed to arrive quickly, as if by magic. The city is named for the River which is, in turn, named after Rawrenok, trade beads made of white shell which were used as currency in earlier times by members of local Native American tribes.
The Times, which has been in continuous publication almost since the first days of the city, was recently named the best-read daily newspaper in the United States.
Fun Facts
Population inside the city limits: 94,911
Metro area population: 235,932, including adjacent counties
Elevation: 940 feet above sea level
Area inside city limits: 42.9 square miles
Average daily temperature in January: 36.2 degrees Fahrenheit
Average daily temperature in July: 75.4 degrees Fahrenheit