More Reasons the Roanoke Area is a Great Place to Live

According to Beth Doughty of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, Roanokers enjoy the following benefits:

- Cost of doing business 15% lower than national averages (source)
- Cost of living 5% lower than national average
- Ranked in Top 15 Most Affordable Places for Doing Business (source )
- Virginia’s most diverse economy (source )
- Within a day’s drive of 2/3 of US population
- More than 600 miles of trails and 22 miles of greenways
- Smith Mountain Lake is Virginia’s largest lake
- 120 miles of the Appalachian Trail winds through the Roanoke Region
- Carvins Cove Nature Reserve is the 2nd largest municipal park in the US
- Mountain bike trails ranked in Top 5 (Resort Sports Network TV)