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Median Home Price in Roanoke Rapids, NC

The median home value in Roanoke Rapids, NC is $124,093 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.83% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$124,093

Year-over-Year

+2.83%

Population

14,497

Roanoke Rapids ranks #101 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 59.9% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Halifax County, where the county-wide median is $104,102.

Housing affordability in Roanoke Rapids

Median household income in Roanoke Rapids is $53,690, so the typical home value is about 2.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids police recorded a violent crime rate of 897 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,380 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Roanoke Rapids

What is the average home price in Roanoke Rapids, NC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Roanoke Rapids, that value is $124,093. That's up 2.83% from a year earlier. It is about 59.9% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Roanoke Rapids expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Roanoke Rapids are more expensive than Halifax County as a whole, where the median is $104,102 — a difference of about 19.2%.

Is Roanoke Rapids affordable?

Median household income here is $53,690, so the typical home value is about 2.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Roanoke Rapids a safe place to live?

Roanoke Rapids police reported 897 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,497. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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