Roanoke, VA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area recorded 629 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 4,127 sales (15% of sales) across 102,752 single-family homes in 5 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 46% year over year (432 prior). Ranked #140 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Roanoke City at 1.1 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Roanoke, VAmetro area · Virginia

🔥 #140 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

629

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+46%

432 → 629 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

15%

629 of 4,127 recorded sales

Turnover

4.0%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

102,752

Where inside Roanoke? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Roanoke City277 investor purchases · 1.1 per 100 homes · 22% of sales · 26,175 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
3	24016	Roanoke City	39	2.1	45%	4.8%
7	24013	Roanoke City	42	1.7	31%	5.5%
22	24017	Roanoke City	91	1.2	29%	4.3%
49	24012	Roanoke City	80	0.8	17%	5.0%
127	24015	Roanoke City	25	0.5	10%	5.0%

Roanoke County228 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 43,229 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
69	24014	Roanoke County	40	0.7	15%	4.9%
79	24019	Roanoke County	68	0.7	14%	4.7%
143	24018	Roanoke County	57	0.4	10%	4.4%
144	24153	Roanoke County	57	0.4	15%	2.8%

Botetourt County66 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 12,848 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
5	24083	Botetourt County	34	1.9	24%	8.0%

Franklin County56 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 19,221 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
180	24151	Franklin County	19	0.3	10%	3.2%

Craig County2 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 1,279 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Craig County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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