Essential facts and figures about the Roanoke Valley.
Newspapers/Tabloids
The Roanoke Times, Bella, The Blue Ridge Business Journal, Cave Spring Connection, City Magazine, The Fincastle Herald, Franklin News Post, Lifestream Inc., Prime Living, The Roanoke Star-Sentinel, The Roanoke Tribune, Play By Play, The Salem Times Register, The Smith Mountain Eagle, Valley Business Front, Vennue, Vinton Messenger, Virginian Review, Senior News.
Magazines
The Roanoker, Blue Ridge Country and Mountain Homes.
Movie Theaters
Carmike 10 – Tanglewood 725-9800
Grandin 345-6177
Salem Valley 8 389-0444
Valley View Grande 362-8989
Radio Stations
WVTF Public Radio NPR 89.1 FM
WFFC – Radio IQ NPR 89.7 FM
WRXT – Spirit FM Contemporary Christian 91.3, 103.7 FM
WXLK – K92 Top 40 92.3 FM
WSNV – Sunny FM Contemporary 93.5 FM
WSLC – Star Country Country 94.9 FM
WROV – ROV Rocks Rock 96.3 FM
WKDE – KD Country Country 96.9 FM
WYFI Religious 97.7 FM
WSLQ – Q-99 Variety 99.1 FM
WZZI – The Music Place Americana 101.5 FM
WJJS – Jammin’ JJS Modern Rock 104.9 FM
WBRW – The Bear Alternative rock 105.3 FM
Steve FM Variety 106.1 FM
WYYD – 108 WYYD Country Country 107.9 FM
WVBE – ViBE 100 Urban 610 AM
WWWR – Fox Radio 910 Religious/Talk 910 AM
WFIR – NewsTalk 960 News/Talk 960 AM
WGMNESPN Radio Sports 1240 AM
WRIS Religious/Talk 1410 AM
WTOY Urban & Gospel 1480 AM
WKBA Religious 1550 AM
Broadcast Television Stations
Channel 7 WDBJ CBS
Channel 10 WSLS NBC
Channel 13 WSET ABC
Channel 15 WBRA Blue Ridge PBS
Channel 21 WFXR FOX
Channel 24 WDRL Independent Station
Channel 27 WWCW FOX
Channel 36 WPXR ION
Cable & Satellite TV Systems
Comcast 866-928-9135, Comcast.USDirect.com
Cox 776-3848, Cox.com
Direct TV 888-777-2454, Directv.com
Dish Network 888-825-2557, DishNetwork.com
Newcomer/Visitor Help
Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau. 101 Shenandoah Ave. 800-635-5535. VisitRoanokeVa.com
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce. 210 S. Jefferson St. 540-983-0700. RoanokeChamber.¬org
Downtown Roanoke Inc. 213 Market St., SW. 540-342-2028. ¬DowntownRoanoke.¬org
Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership. 111 Franklin Plaza, Suite 333. 540-343-1550, 1-800-LOCATE2. ¬Roanoke.¬org
Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce. 611 E. Main St., Salem 540-387-0267. S-RCCchamber.org
Salem Visitor Center/Salem Civic ¬Center. 1001 Boulevard (Salem Civic Center). 540-375-4044 or 1-888-VASALEM. VisitSalemVa.com
Vinton Chamber of Commerce. 116 S. Poplar Street, Suite 2. 540-343-1364. VintonChamber.com
Childcare Assistance
Council of Community Services 985-0131
CouncilOfCommunityServices.org/ccl/families.html
Apartments
Roanoke valley Apartment Association Apt-Guide.com
Air Travel
Roanoke Regional ¬Airport RoanokeAirport.com Office 540-362-1999
Airlines Reservations and Flight Info
Delta Delta.com
Reservations 800-282-3424
Flight Information 800-325-1999
Allegiant Air AllegiantAir.com
Reservations 702-505-8888
Flight Information 702-430-3250
United Airlines UAL.com
Reservations 800-864-8331
Flight Information 800-824-6200
US Airways USAirways.com
Reservations 800-428-4322
Flight Information 800-943-5436
Weather
Mean temp in July 76°F
Mean temp in Jan 36°F
Highest temp (July 1936 and Aug 1983) 105°F
Lowest temp (Dec 1917) -12°F
Annual average precipitation 42.49”
Monthly average precipitation 3.54”
Elevation 940’
Metropolitan land area (sq. miles) 853
Sources: Weather.com, RoanokeVa.gov.
Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area Demographics
Age:
0-9 years 34,710
10-19 38,852
20-34 48,794
35-49 67,518
50-64 62,072
65-79 33,307
80+ 14,076
Sex:
Female – 143,471 47.9%
Male – 155,858 52.1%
Source: 2008 Population Estimates, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Local Government
Roanoke and Salem are independent cities. Vinton, Roanoke and Salem all have a manager-council form of government. The mayor serves as chairman of the council. Roanoke County operates as a separate county unit. It has a five-member board of supervisors and a county administrator. Vinton has a town government.
Travel Guide –
Mileage from Roanoke
Fairfax 224
Outer Banks, NC 317
Richmond 187
Virginia Beach 296
Washington, D.C. 247
Williamsburg 215
Source: mapquest.com
Cost of Living Composite Index
Assuming you have an annual salary of $60,000 in the city you’re leaving to move to Roanoke, here are sample percentages of the base-100 measurements as well as salaries needed to maintain that standard of living.
Roanoke, VA 96.6% / $57,960
Charleston, SC 99.4% / $59,640
Raleigh, NC 101.2% / $60,900
Asheville, NC 103.1% / $61,860
Charlottesville, VA 105.3% / $63,180
Richmond, VA 107.2% / $64,320
Hampton Roads, VA 112.1% / $67,260
Chicago, IL 112.2% / $67,320
Newark, NJ 127.7% / $76,620
Boston, MA 132.5% / $79,500
National Average 100.0% / $60,000
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2nd Quarter, 2009.
Population
Roanoke MSA 299,329
Roanoke City 92,344
Roanoke County 91,197
Franklin County 52,841
Botetourt County 32,956
Salem City 24,749
Craig County 5,242
Source: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Provisional Estimates July 2008.
Top Digital City/County
For eight consecutive years Roanoke City has been named in the Center for Digital Government’s Top Digital Cities Survey, finishing first in the polling six times, with its only non-#1 finishes coming in 2007 (2nd) and 2004 (5th). Likewise, Roanoke County has placed in the center’s Digital Counties Survey for the past six years, with four of those appearances meriting top honors. These surveys recognize cities and counties with governments that are on the cutting edge of the technological world.
