Population
Montgomery
198,440
Roanoke
98,677
Median Income
Montgomery
$55,687
Roanoke
$52,671
Home Value
Montgomery
$148,500
Roanoke
$180,500
Rent
Montgomery
$1,059
Roanoke
$964
Crime Rate
Montgomery
5.95
Roanoke
6.20
Cost of Living
Montgomery
91.2
Roanoke
91.4
Avg Temp
Montgomery
N/A
Roanoke
N/A
Unemployment
Montgomery
6.5%
Roanoke
5.5%
How Similar Are Montgomery & Roanoke?
Roanoke is Montgomery's #10 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Montgomery
198,440
Roanoke
98,677
Montgomery (198,440) is about 2.0x larger than Roanoke (98,677).
Violent Crime
Montgomery
5.95
Roanoke
6.20
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Montgomery
22.35
Roanoke
40.56
Roanoke has a 45% higher property crime than Montgomery.
Political Leaning
Montgomery
34.1%
Roanoke
37.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 9% difference.
Unemployment
Montgomery
6.5%
Roanoke
5.5%
Montgomery has a 15% higher unemployment than Roanoke.
Median Income
Montgomery
$55,687
Roanoke
$52,671
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Montgomery
$148,500
Roanoke
$180,500
Roanoke has a 18% higher home values than Montgomery.
Education
Montgomery
22.1%
Roanoke
20.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 8% difference.
Demographics
Montgomery
27.7%
Roanoke
57.5%
Roanoke's demographics is significantly higher than Montgomery's — 52% difference.
Cost of Living
Montgomery
91.2
Roanoke
91.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Montgomery and Roanoke share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Montgomery
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Roanoke
Roanoke leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMontgomery has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,016 vs $1,254 in Roanoke (19% lower). Montgomery has a fair market rent (1br) of $870 vs $1,053 in Roanoke (17% lower). Montgomery scores 94.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 100.2 in Roanoke.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery has a median property tax of $558 vs $1,828 in Roanoke (69% lower). Roanoke has a vacancy rate of 11.2% compared to 14.5% in Montgomery. Roanoke has a median home value of $180,500 vs $148,500 in Montgomery (18% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Roanoke leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery: 93,419 vs Roanoke: 49,076 for labor force. Roanoke has a work from home of 10.7% compared to 7.2% in Montgomery. Roanoke has a unemployment rate of 5.5% compared to 6.5% in Montgomery.
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Crime & Safety — Roanoke leads
Source: FBI UCRRoanoke has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.93 compared to 1.92 in Montgomery. Roanoke has a violent crime clearance of 58.5% compared to 4.7% in Montgomery. Roanoke has a property crime clearance of 18.3% compared to 1.7% in Montgomery.
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRoanoke has a high school diploma or higher of 44.0% compared to 39.4% in Montgomery. Montgomery has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.1% compared to 20.2% in Roanoke.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery has a population of 198,440, about 2x the size of Roanoke (98,677). Montgomery skews younger with a median age of 36.2 vs 38.0.
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Black
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Montgomery
Roanoke
Healthcare — Roanoke leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRoanoke: 3.8 vs Montgomery: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Roanoke leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRoanoke has a public transit of 2.4% compared to 0.4% in Montgomery. Roanoke has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Montgomery. Roanoke has a work from home of 10.7% compared to 7.2% in Montgomery.
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