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Places Similar to Roanoke, Virginia

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City
 1 Person Houses65+College GradsCommute MinutesFamily IncomeKids 0-4Non WhitePop.PovertyProp. CrimeSeasonal HousingViol. Crime
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ROANOKE, VIRGINIA [details] 35.9%16.4%18.7%20$37,8266.5%30.6%94,91115.9%51.80.4%6.2
1. Akron, Ohio92.2[details] 33%13.5%18%22$39,3817.2%32.8%217,07417.5%58.40.3%5.7
2. Lynchburg, Virginia92[details] 32.8%16.3%25.2%17$40,8445.8%33.4%65,26915.9%38.20.5%3.7
3. Chattanooga, Tennessee92[details] 33.6%15.2%21.5%21$41,3186.1%40.3%155,55417.9%92.20.4%12.9
4. Evansville, Indiana91.9[details] 35.1%16.2%16.7%19$41,0916.4%13.8%121,58213.7%48.30.4%3.8
5. Louisville, Kentucky91.5[details] 38%14.6%21.3%21$36,6966.6%37.1%256,23121.6%53.20.3%8
6. Mansfield, Ohio91.4[details] 34.5%15.5%13.4%18$37,5417.2%23.2%49,34616.3%68.80.4%2.9
7. Anderson, South Carolina91.4[details] 36.4%20.4%20%19$39,1766.7%36.9%25,51420.8%64.60.3%8.7
8. Danville, Virginia91.2[details] 33.8%19.6%13.9%20$36,0246%46.1%48,41120%46.30.4%6.2
9. Paducah, Kentucky90.5[details] 38.7%20.3%18.6%16$34,0926.5%27.2%26,30722.4%69.90.5%9.5
10. Gaffney, South Carolina90.3[details] 35.7%17.5%17%19$38,4496.2%46.5%12,96816.2%820.3%11.9
11. Spartanburg, South Carolina90.3[details] 33.9%15.4%26%20$36,1086.5%52.8%39,67323.3%90.90.3%20.1
12. Knoxville, Tennessee90.1[details] 38.5%14.4%24.6%21$37,7085.9%20.3%173,89020.8%65.50.3%9.5
13. Kinston, North Carolina89.9[details] 35.2%18.9%16.6%20$35,8676.4%64.7%23,68823%96.90.3%10.8
14. St. Ann, Missouri89.8[details] 38.2%16.2%12.6%23$41,1356.4%17.3%13,60712.8%70.30.5%8.1
15. Richmond, Indiana89.7[details] 33.5%16.4%13.8%16$38,3466.8%13.2%39,12415.7%43.60.4%4.6
16. Toledo, Ohio89.7[details] 32.8%13.1%16.8%21$41,1757.3%29.8%313,61917.9%69.10.3%10.4
17. Birmingham, Alabama89.7[details] 34.5%13.5%18.5%24$31,8516.8%75.9%242,82024.7%80.20.3%13.4
18. Burlington, North Carolina89.6[details] 30.2%17%21.7%19$45,4416.5%33.7%44,91713.7%56.70.3%6.6
19. Thomaston, Georgia89.4[details] 34.3%20.5%16.9%21$33,0937.4%37.3%9,41122.5%53.60.4%7.5
20. Clinton, North Carolina89.3[details] 36%21.9%18.4%20$36,1446.5%46.9%8,60023.3%690.3%7.6
21. West Columbia, South Carolina89.3[details] 35.7%19%20.6%20$40,2536.1%25.5%13,06416.8%74.60.3%22.6
22. Salisbury, North Carolina89.2[details] 33.8%19.9%24.1%20$41,1086.4%42.7%26,46216%76.80.5%7.9
23. North Little Rock, Arkansas89.1[details] 31.9%14.6%22%21$43,5957.1%37.5%60,43316.1%89.30.3%12.4
24. Niagara Falls, New York89[details] 35.9%18.6%12.5%18$34,3776.4%23.8%55,59319.5%53.40.2%11.4
25. New Albany, Indiana89[details] 31.1%15.4%15.9%20$41,9936.9%10%37,60313.7%65.40.3%5.4
26. Muncie, Indiana88.9[details] 34.1%13.2%19%18$36,3985.8%14.3%67,43023.1%45.30.3%5
27. Maysville, Kentucky88.9[details] 33.6%19.1%17.4%17$37,6846%14%8,99318.9%58.70.7%4.8
28. Martinsburg, West Virginia88.8[details] 37.4%16.4%14.8%23$36,9547%16.1%14,97220%610.3%5.1
29. Waterloo, Iowa88.7[details] 30%15.3%19.4%16$42,7317%18.4%68,74713.7%480.2%4.7
30. Shreveport, Louisiana88.6[details] 30.7%13.9%22.2%20$37,1267.1%53.3%200,14522.8%730.4%10.9
31. Winston-Salem, North Carolina88.6[details] 33.4%13.7%30.3%20$46,5956.7%44.4%185,77615.2%66.50.3%8.1
32. Reidsville, North Carolina88.6[details] 31.8%18.8%15.6%22$37,5536.3%43%14,48515.1%80.60.2%4.7
33. Rome, Georgia88.5[details] 29.8%15.9%18.9%21$37,7756.7%36.9%34,98020.3%70.50.3%8.4
34. Johnson City, Tennessee88.5[details] 33.9%15.9%29.4%18$40,9775.5%9.9%55,46915.9%70.70.4%6.1
35. Battle Creek, Michigan88.4[details] 31.8%13.5%17.2%19$43,5647.3%25.3%53,36414.4%69.40.4%12.3
36. New Bern, North Carolina88.4[details] 34.1%17.9%23%19$38,9906.7%44%23,12819.4%70.20.5%6.4
37. Mishawaka, Indiana88.3[details] 36%14%18.1%21$41,9477.1%8.4%46,5579.9%76.30.4%8
38. Macon, Georgia88.3[details] 31.6%14.3%17.2%22$33,6997.8%64.5%97,25525.5%97.50.2%7.1
39. Steubenville, Ohio88.2[details] 36.3%22.2%17.8%18$36,5975.5%20.4%19,01520.4%51.10.2%5.5
40. Fort Smith, Arkansas88.2[details] 30.4%13.7%18.6%17$41,0127.6%23%80,26815.8%75.40.4%8.9
41. Hutchinson, Kansas88.1[details] 32%16.9%17.2%16$40,0946.6%11.4%40,78712.7%640.3%5.4
42. Shelby, North Carolina88.1[details] 31.2%19.7%18%20$38,6036.5%43.1%19,47717.8%91.30.2%12
43. Springfield, Missouri88.1[details] 35.1%14.9%23%18$38,1145.9%8.3%151,58015.9%80.90.4%5.6
44. Pueblo, Colorado88.1[details] 30%16.6%16.8%19$35,6206.7%23.8%102,12117.8%56.60.2%6.5
45. Tulsa, Oklahoma88[details] 33.9%12.9%28.3%19$44,5187.2%29.9%393,04914.1%68.60.5%11.9
46. Morganton, North Carolina88[details] 34.8%18.5%20.8%19$42,6876.2%24.3%17,31013.6%43.90.3%3.8
47. Anniston, Alabama88[details] 35.4%18.7%18.8%20$36,0676.6%51.3%24,27622.8%112.30.2%19.7
48. Statesville, North Carolina87.9[details] 30.6%17.4%19.5%20$41,6947%40.1%23,32016.1%78.80.3%9.1
49. Utica, New York87.9[details] 37.3%18.8%15.2%18$33,8186.7%20.6%60,65124.5%41.30.3%4.7
50. Lake Charles, Louisiana87.8[details] 29.9%14.7%20.2%17$37,7746.9%49.8%71,75719.6%560.4%7.7
51. New Britain, Connecticut87.8[details] 33.1%15.8%16.6%21$41,0566.6%30.6%71,53816.4%41.50.2%4.1
52. Albemarle, North Carolina87.8[details] 30.8%17.4%17.3%20$41,7297%27.1%15,68015.7%63.70.5%6.4
53. Pensacola, Florida87.7[details] 32.8%17.2%32.4%21$42,8685.7%35.1%56,25516.1%44.80.7%7.4
54. Washington, North Carolina87.7[details] 33.9%19.6%20.8%19$30,2806.9%48.2%9,58328.7%55.60.6%7.9
55. Fort Wayne, Indiana87.6[details] 32.6%12.5%19.4%21$45,0407.8%24.5%205,72712.5%52.80.3%3.2
56. Erie, Pennsylvania87.6[details] 33.4%15.4%17.4%17$36,4467.2%19.4%103,71718.8%32.20.3%4.4
57. Smithfield, North Carolina87.5[details] 36.5%18.2%18.3%24$37,9295.9%37.3%11,51020.6%98.10.2%11.2
58. Troy, New York87.5[details] 36.7%13.7%19.4%22$38,6316.4%19.8%49,17019.1%410.5%6.1
59. Meridian, Mississippi87.3[details] 32.8%16.5%17.6%18$31,0627.6%56%39,96828.6%53.60.3%4.4
60. Schenectady, New York87.3[details] 38.7%15.2%19%22$36,4587%23.2%61,82120.8%50.10.3%8.5
61. Newberry, South Carolina87.3[details] 32%17.6%20.3%21$33,4907.1%47.1%10,58028%500.6%7.8
62. Oxford, North Carolina87.3[details] 31.7%18.9%18.8%21$39,1316.3%56.2%8,33821.3%73.80.5%12.1
63. Spokane, Washington87.2[details] 33.8%14%25.4%20$41,3167%10.5%195,62915.9%91.80.3%6.2
64. Waycross, Georgia87.2[details] 33.5%19.5%12.7%18$28,7126.6%55.7%15,33330.4%79.40.6%5.6
65. West Monroe, Louisiana87.1[details] 34.3%18.3%21.1%19$35,3486.6%25.6%13,25021.6%80.70.7%8.1
66. Rockingham, North Carolina87.1[details] 31.2%17.5%15.3%18$33,5347%34.4%9,67220.4%75.50.4%4.2
67. LaGrange, Georgia87.1[details] 30.2%14.5%21%18$36,4387.7%50.8%25,99821.4%88.60.4%7.3
68. Beaumont, Texas87.1[details] 29.5%13.4%21.5%20$40,8257.1%53.6%113,86619.6%77.80.4%9.3
69. Lockport, New York87.1[details] 34.8%14.3%17.6%20$44,6147%9%22,27913.3%47.40.5%3.3
70. Muskogee, Oklahoma87.1[details] 31.4%17.4%17.5%18$33,3587.5%38.9%38,31019.2%46.20.4%8.5
71. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina87[details] 30.5%15.7%15%18$40,3376.7%28%16,95718.8%63.50.3%4.4
72. Dunbar, West Virginia87[details] 37.8%21.3%20.6%18$42,6655.5%14.3%8,15415.3%47.30.2%2.7
73. Hopkinsville, Kentucky87[details] 29.8%14.8%16%18$37,5987.4%33.9%30,08916.8%56.30.2%4
74. Cape Girardeau, Missouri87[details] 33.6%15.5%29.3%16$43,9175.4%12.7%35,34915.2%63.40.5%5.3
75. Ardmore, Oklahoma87[details] 31.2%18.8%18.2%16$37,7587.1%27%23,71118.3%67.40.7%9.9
76. Terre Haute, Indiana87[details] 34.8%14.9%19.7%17$37,6186.2%13.7%59,61419.2%87.50.3%5.6
77. Thibodaux, Louisiana86.9[details] 32.6%14.1%21.4%20$36,5516.7%36%14,43125.1%53.20.4%6.9
78. Lake City, Florida86.9[details] 36.1%19.7%15.8%19$31,9207.6%40.7%9,98020.5%104.10.4%17.9
79. Lancaster, South Carolina86.7[details] 32.3%16.6%19.2%22$33,3806.3%52.5%8,17723%96.30.2%23
80. Winchester, Virginia86.7[details] 34.5%14.5%23.7%21$44,6756.1%17.9%23,58513.2%60.50.5%3.1
81. Cincinnati, Ohio86.6[details] 42.9%12.3%26.6%24$37,5437.2%47%331,28521.9%68.60.4%11
82. Vernon, Texas86.6[details] 31.1%17.2%15.1%12$36,9136.9%23.7%11,66014.1%45.30.4%5.2
83. Texarkana, Texas86.6[details] 29.7%15.7%20.4%16$38,5057.1%40.8%34,78224%77.70.4%12.9
84. Great Falls, Montana86.6[details] 31.8%15.7%22.4%15$40,1076.4%10%56,69014.5%67.50.3%4.2
85. Jackson, Tennessee86.5[details] 30.5%13.2%22.7%18$40,9227.2%44.9%59,64317.1%82.10.4%12.9
86. Jamestown, New York86.5[details] 35.1%16%14.8%16$33,6757.6%8.5%31,73019.5%33.10.2%5.3
87. Endicott, New York86.5[details] 41.6%18.8%16.9%17$35,8586.2%8.4%13,03818.7%41.30.3%3.1
88. Union, South Carolina86.4[details] 34.1%20%14.1%22$34,7146.5%43.5%8,79320.8%41.10.6%10.4
89. Jeffersonville, Indiana86.4[details] 32.1%12.6%14.9%20$45,2646.7%17.5%27,36210.1%47.60.4%3.1
90. Allentown, Pennsylvania86.3[details] 33.1%15.1%15.4%22$37,3567.1%27.5%106,63218.5%54.20.3%6.1
91. Brenham, Texas86.3[details] 31%18.2%17.9%16$41,4866.1%30%13,50717.7%35.50.7%5
92. Savannah, Georgia86.2[details] 31.4%13.3%20.2%22$36,4107%61.1%131,51021.8%70.60.3%8.4
93. Elizabeth City, North Carolina86.1[details] 30.9%15.7%17.4%22$28,0377.1%59.8%17,18827.2%65.20.9%8
94. Cleveland, Tennessee86[details] 30.5%13.9%22.3%18$40,1506.5%11%37,19216.1%71.70.3%10.2
95. Binghamton, New York86[details] 40.2%17.6%21.3%17$36,1376.1%16.8%47,38023.7%41.50.3%3.3
96. Dublin, Georgia86[details] 31%17.2%20.2%20$36,4637.3%54.5%15,85727.5%70.30.4%7.6
97. Sedalia, Missouri86[details] 33%17.4%14.4%17$34,9387.3%11.4%20,33915.3%770.3%10.1
98. Joplin, Missouri86[details] 32.5%15.6%20.7%16$38,8887.1%8.6%45,50414.8%91.20.3%5.5
99. Auburn, New York86[details] 36%17.8%13.6%18$41,1696.3%11.4%28,57416.5%38.10.2%2.7
100. Mobile, Alabama86[details] 30.2%13.7%24.9%22$39,7527.3%49.6%198,91521.2%82.50.5%5.9