RoperNC
A town of 384. A typical home worth about $122K.
What makes Roper stand out
The thing Roper does most differently from other towns.
384 people, and everyone knows the way
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Roper’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- Takeaways from AP story on a major effort to restore peatland in North CarolinaKWKT - FOX 44 · Sep 9
- Roper sees offseason growth as NC State builds identity entering Fall CampWRAL · Aug 4
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Roper. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Roper home is worth about $122K
The typical Roper home is worth about $122,000, up 3.8% in a year, 64% below the North Carolina typical home.
Typical home value
Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Roper
Most working residents leave Roper for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Plymouth (9%), Elizabeth City (5%) and Virginia Beach (5%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
Where working residents work
Mild winters, hot summers
Roper has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Roper is
Roper beats the North Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| What stands out | Roper | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.7% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.8% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 7.6% | 3.6% |
98% of working residents leave Roper for work
Where Roper’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Roper
Town in North Carolina, United States
Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 Census. It was known as Lee's Mill (named for Thomas Lee) until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.
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- Population
- 485
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- ZIP code
- 27970
- Area code
- 252