Rankings · How Roanoke ranks in TX
Roanoke is #1 in Texas for library visits
Roanoke is ranked on 38 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 15.
Lists ranked on
38
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #1 most-used libraries
Top-quarter finishes
15
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Libraries
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Roanoke is on Texas’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Roanoke marked.
At a glance
Roanoke lands in the top half on 21 of 26 lists
Each dot is Roanoke’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Roanoke does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#1/183Most library borrowing#3/183Best libraries for kids#4/183 HealthHealth →
Most active#45/652Healthiest#61/651Fewest uninsured#69/652Fewest smokers#83/652Lowest obesity#120/652Closest to a top hospital#199/632Lowest depression#256/652 People
Most educated#106/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#169/535 SafetySafety →
Safest#188/470 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#33/180Cheapest rent#514/624Lowest property tax#562/647Most affordable#576/651 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#376/653 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 83% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Roanoke’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 83% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
9.9% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 83% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
96.0° July high
Older than 82% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
41.5 median age
Faster-rising prices than 77% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+55.5% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 74% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
34.7° January low
More year-round than 68% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 63% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
249 days between frosts
More homes per newcomer than 57% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Fewer kids than 56% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.2% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 51% of TX towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for kids’ library use
Lists where Roanoke sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Roanoke out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.