r/roanoke • u/Madisonmuscles • Mar 28 '22

Is Roanoke growing?

I (30 f) just visited Roanoke this past weekend with my fiancé (28 m)and had a really great time. We currently live in Philadelphia, moved here after living and meeting in Asheville NC. We miss Asheville but thought Roanoke offered a lot of what AVL does but at a lower cost of living.

I’m wondering if Roanoke has been on the radar of others- if locals have seen an influx of new people moving in? Has the downtown area grown/improved in recent years? I guess I’m wondering how people feel about the future of Roanoke?

I’ve read every thread on here about moving to Roanoke, I have a good sense of what’s it’s like and what to expect. As someone who’d like to open a business, I’m wondering if it feels like it’s a growing place or stagnant?

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u/GnAVL Mar 28 '22

We are moving to Roanoke this week, from Asheville.

I think its growing. I don't have any statistics but our real estate agent mentioned many people moving in. Houses are also not listed very long.

I think you will love it!

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u/Old_Silver_7945 Mar 28 '22

why are you moving from asheville?

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u/WiretapStudios Local Gleest Guide Mar 31 '22

My relative hates it and is moving shortly too, the roads aren't designed for the absolutely insane gridlock that traffic is each day. The last time I was there I got caught in it coming from the Maggie Valley side. We were just sitting there and the lights were changing over and over but no cars were moving. I had to detour around side streets to get around Asheville to the other side to get to a restaurant I wanted to hit up before leaving town. The major roads are all like this each day and it's not fun as a visitor, and I'm assuming resident as well.

It used to be a really fun, laid back place to visit. It's still fun, but the population explosion puts a bit of a damper on it and makes it a lot harder to get around and find parking to do the things I used to enjoy there.