44% of the Roanoke Valley’s population growth is in Salem. Roanoke ranks last for attracting newcomers.

We’ve collected all our work on Virginia’s changing demography in one place; find it here.

Roanoke voters this fall will pick three members of the city council. The seven candidates seeking those seats are talking about the most contentious issues in the city: whether Roanoke needs a casino, at what level schools should be funded, what can be done to build more housing.

Next door, Salem is electing two members of its council, and much of the conversation there also revolves around housing…

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