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A city of 8,182 people in North Carolina
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Conserved land0.6%33 of 5,019 acres
Trails0.5 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Roxboro

City in North Carolina, United States
1855Established
8,134Population
6.5 sq miArea
715 ftElevation

Roxboro is a city in and the county seat of Person County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 8,134 at the 2020 census. The city is 30 miles (48 km) north of Durham and is a part of the four-county Durham–Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 649,903 as of the 2020 Census. The Durham–Chapel Hill MSA is a part of the larger Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,043,867 as of the 2020 Census.

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ZIP code27573, 27574
Area code336
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Housing in Roxboro

$220K▲ 5.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Roxboro home is worth about $220,000, up 5.4% in a year, 34% below the North Carolina typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market32
Sale-to-list96.5%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Roxboro

D−

Safety Grade D-

Roxboro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Roxboro 7.9
North Carolina 3.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Roxboro 29.3
North Carolina 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Roxboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictPerson County SchoolsSchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.

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