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Roanoke Rapids, NC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Roanoke Rapids, NC Housing Market Trends

With 14,856 people, 6,318 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $178,892, house prices in Roanoke Rapids are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Roanoke Rapids, accounting for 67.51% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Roanoke Rapids include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.70%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.41%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.52%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Roanoke Rapids are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 49.73% owning and 50.27% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Roanoke Rapids's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 41.86% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Roanoke Rapids include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 41.04%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 9.52%). There's also some housing in Roanoke Rapids built between 2000 and later ( 7.58%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Roanoke Rapids. Fully 10.19% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Roanoke Rapids homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Roanoke Rapids real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Roanoke Rapids Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Roanoke Rapids, where house values have increased just 51.94%, which is annualized rate of 4.27%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Roanoke Rapids appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Roanoke Rapids's appreciation rate has been 4.26%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Roanoke Rapids were at 1.46%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.96%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Roanoke Rapids's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Roanoke Rapids differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Roanoke Rapids - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Roanoke Rapids real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$178,892

Roanoke Rapids, NC Home Prices
> $1,366,000
$1,025,001 - $1,366,000
$683,001 - $1,025,000
$546,001 - $683,000
$410,001 - $546,000
$274,001 - $410,000
$137,001 - $274,000
$68,001 - $137,000
$0 - $68,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.5%
0.5%
3.1%
3.1%
3.7%
3.7%
13.4%
13.4%
41.4%
41.4%
29.7%
29.7%
7.8%
7.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for North carolina

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,318

Roanoke Rapids Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,366 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
49.7%
49.7%
50.3%
50.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
10.2%
10.2%
89.8%
89.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.6%
7.6%
41.0%
41.0%
41.9%
41.9%
9.5%
9.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.5%
67.5%
4.5%
4.5%
9.4%
9.4%
14.7%
14.7%
3.9%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.1%
1.1%
12.1%
12.1%
30.3%
30.3%
44.9%
44.9%
10.3%
10.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes