The Neighborhoods that Shape Roanoke’s Character

However you describe home, you’ll find it here in Virginia’s Blue Ridge.

Kit Hale is the CEO and Principal Broker of MKB, REALTORS®, one of the largest independent real estate firms in Virginia with nearly 200 agents. A lifelong Roanoke Valley resident, Kit has built his career on the values of integrity, trust and community commitment. Under his leadership, MKB has grown into a premier brokerage known for its local expertise, professionalism and culture of collaboration.

Learn more about Kit and his work with MKB, Realtors and how they can help find your new home here in our region on their website.

While there are some iconic landmarks, the Roanoke region’s personality isn’t defined by one downtown or a single skyline. It’s a unique blend of historic city blocks, tree-lined streets in leafy suburbs, lake communities, small-town main streets and neighborhood village centers — all stitched together by the Roanoke River and the Blue Ridge Mountains. This mixture gives the area a sense of both intimacy and adventure: you can live ten minutes from downtown and still look out your back door to deer at the tree line.

Neighborhoods matter here because they provide the stage on which Roanokers live their lives. The choice of a neighborhood isn’t just about square footage; it’s about whether you want to walk to a coffee shop, send your kids to a school with strong athletics, fish from your dock at Smith Mountain Lake or catch an outdoor summer concert…

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