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About Roanoke
City in Texas, United StatesRoanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. As of the 2020 census, Roanoke had a population of 9,665. Roanoke is currently growing at a rate of 3.77% annually and its population has increased by 76.74% since the 2010 census. A small part of the city extends into Tarrant County. The city was originally founded after competition with Elizabethtown, just off Highway 114. Settlers from Elizabethtown eventually moved to Roanoke permanently, and Elizabethtown is now a ghost town. The main east–west road through town, State Highway 114 Business, is named "Byron Nelson Boulevard" in honor of the professional golfer who resided in the communi…
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Housing in Roanoke
The typical Roanoke home is worth about $425,000, down 1.1% in a year, 42% above the Texas typical home.
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Safety in Roanoke
Safety Grade B-
Roanoke reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Roanoke
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The public schools Roanoke’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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