VA · Metro #164

Roanoke - VA housing market

The Roanoke metro has a typical home value of $303,569, up 3.7% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 18 days on market, a strong seller's market. 31% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$303,569
+3.7% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$299,361
+5.9% YoY
Median list price
$364,967
Sale-to-list ratio
98.8%
Selling below ask
Days on market
18d
Listings w/ price cut
31.1%
New listings / mo
441
-3.3% YoY
Homes for sale
1,369
+14.3% YoY
Typical rent
$1,424/mo
+3.7% YoY
Rent vs buy
17.8x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($303,569) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Roanoke - VA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 3.7% over the past year. In Roanoke - VA, that means a home worth $292,738 last year is now worth roughly $303,569.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $299,361. Homes are selling at 98.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Roanoke - VA sit on the market for roughly 18 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 31.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 441 new listings hit the market each month in Roanoke - VA. There are currently 1,369 homes for sale, up 14.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Roanoke - VA is $1,424, up 3.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.8x, toss-up (#83 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,561 a month in principal and interest, $137 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.79% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in VA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Washington - DC$579,812 -0.1% 13.0d
Virginia Beach - VA$375,665 +2.7% 25.0d
Richmond - VA$397,963 +2.5% 9.0d
Lynchburg - VA$291,659 +3.1% 19.0d
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