Pay and cost of living in Roanoke city, VA
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Roanoke city, VA, the middle median salary is $80,090 a year. Pay runs from $80,090 for Registered Nurses up to $80,090 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $0. Wages come from the Roanoke, VA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Roanoke city, VA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,250 a month and a two-bedroom $1,464. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,984 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $61,089 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in Roanoke city, VA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Roanoke city, VA, set beside the Virginia and national medians.
Median household income in Roanoke city, VA is $55,378, 41% below the Virginia median of $93,170 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($15,000) equals 27.1% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $80,090, is 45% above household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Roanoke city, VA pay a median of $1,893 a year in real estate taxes, 32% below the Virginia median of $2,790. With a median home value of $190,500, 50% below the Virginia median of $383,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.99% a year.
Renters in Roanoke city, VA pay a median gross rent of $996 a month in the Census survey, 37% below the Virginia median of $1,579. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,250; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Roanoke city, VA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 19.0 minutes each way, 30% below the Virginia average of 27.3. 11.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.