50 Floyd Ave, Rocky Mount
(540) 529-4294
Red Key Realty
Rocky Mount is the county seat of Franklin County, a town of about 5,000 people south of Roanoke on US 220. It combines an active downtown and a big live-music scene with affordable homes and easy access to Smith Mountain Lake.
As of November 2026, there are about 58 homes for sale with a Rocky Mount address, priced from roughly $130,000 to about $1.65 million. The average asking price is close to $385,000, for a home of about 3.3 bedrooms and 2,100 square feet. Listings include in-town homes, new construction and country homes on acreage. Figures come from live MLS data, change daily and are rounded.
The Harvester Performance Center brings national touring acts to town and is known as one of the best live music venues in western Virginia. Rocky Mount is also the eastern gateway to The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, and the farmers market runs April through December.
Franklin County is famous as the "Moonshine Capital of the World," a history you can explore at local distilleries and the Moonshine Explosion museum. For the outdoors, Waid Park has mountain bike trails, and the Pigg and Blackwater Rivers and Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve are nearby.
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Rocky Mount also includes smaller communities such as Heatherwood, Teel Brooke Estates, Mountain View Estates, Clearview Estates, Scenic River Estates and Hunters Ridge. Ask The Lee Team about any of them.
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