Roanoke: Healthcare & Safety
2 hospitals anchor health services in Roanoke. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 29 nursing facilities in the area.
- 2.0 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Virginia 17.1/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (2.0 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
FRIENDSHIP HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
VIRGINIA VETERANS CARE CENTER
OLD SOUTHWEST HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
RALEIGH COURT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
SPRINGTREE HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER
FRIENDSHIP HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER - SOUTH
STAR CITY REHABILITATION AND NURSING
Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
SOUTH ROANOKE NURSING AND REHABILITATION
OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY
BRANDON OAKS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
FRIENDSHIP MANOR HOME HEALTH A
MEDI HOME HEALTH AGENCY
CenterWell HOME HEALTH
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH CARE
Hospitals (2)
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Roanoke&state=VA&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Roanoke&state=VA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Roanoke&state=VA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Roanoke&state=VA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Roanoke&state=VA&taxo… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 51770 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 51 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 770 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Roanoke City |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 44.2% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 40.20 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 48.50 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 51770 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Roanoke city |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 9,521 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 51770 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Roanoke city |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 49.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 41.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 12.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 99,143 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 15,725 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.8 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.7 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 55.74 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 51.14 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 60.75 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Small Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 26,823,665 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 19,608,172 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,794,449 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 91.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 6,556,391 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 76.8% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 306 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 60 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 68 |
| Air Quality · Percentile 90 Aqi | 54.0% |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 39 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 59.30 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 46.70 |
| Climate · Station Name | ROANOKE-BLACKSBURG RGNL AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.0 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 31 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI county data — state+county name match · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 2 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
AVANTE AT ROANOKE
BRANDON OAKS
BRANDON OAKS NURSING & REHAB CENTER-ASSISTED LIVING INTENSIVE
BROOKDALE CAVE SPRING
BROOKDALE ROANOKE
CANDIS ASSISTED LIVING
EVERGREEN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY
FRIENDSHIP ASSISTED LIVING INC.
FRIENDSHIP HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
FRIENDSHIP HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER-SOUTH
HAMILTON HAVEN OF ROANOKE
HARMONY AT ROANOKE MEMORY CARE
HERMITAGE IN ROANOKE
JEANNE'S ELDERLY CARE
MAGNOLIA RIDGE ALF
Facilities (42)
MENNEL MILLING CO OF VIRGINIA
CONOPCO INC (DBA ELIZABETH ARDEN CO)
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC GARDNER-DENVER M & C DIV
SEMCO INC
SINGER FURNITURE CO ROANOKE PLANT
TREAD CORP
VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP
VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP.
EXXONMOBIL CORP ROANOKE TERMINAL
CHEMSOLV INC
FRANK CHERVAN INC
BAKER PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS INC
FABRICATED METALS INDUSTRIES INC
S R DRAPER PAVING CO
HANSON PIPE & PRECAST INC ROANOKE PLANT
AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INC
ASSOCIATED ASPHALT ROANOKE LLC
WALKER MACHINE & FNDY CORP
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED ROANOKE PRODUCTS
VIRGINIA FOUNDRY CO INC
STEEL DYNAMICS INC ROANOKE BAR DIV
CUSTOM WOOD PRODUCTS INC
FASHIONTOP
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY - ROANOKE VA TERMINAL
VFP INC
BOXLEY MATERIALS COMPANY ROANOKE READY MIX PLANT
DRAGON CORP
DYNAX AMERICA CORP
ALCATEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INGERSOLL-RAND CO
+ 12 more
Va Facilities (3)
Roanoke Regional Office
Roanoke Vet Center
Salem VA Medical Center
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 10 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 10 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 10.00 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 51770 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Roanoke city |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 23 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 12 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 12 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 64,662.48 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 18,141.31 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 97,027 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 602 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 11 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 84 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 90 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 417 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 3,935 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 376 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 11.20 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 26.80 |
| Health Data · Binge | 15.80 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 36.00 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 60.40 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.70 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.20 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 79 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | MAGNOLIA RIDGE ALF |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.5 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | LEWIS-GALE VALLEY VIEW CLINIC |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 2.2 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | VETERANS OUTREACH COUNSELING CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.5 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 12 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 6.12 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 90.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | above average crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12