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Share local info →What is the Tree Equity Score?
American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.
View Roanoke on Tree Equity Score ↗82.4
TES Score / 100
35.4%
Current Canopy
48.7%
Canopy Goal
15.2%
Canopy Gap
Current: 35.4%Goal: 48.7%
Current canopy
Gap to goal
Environmental Benefits
Carbon Sequestered
42.0K tons CO₂/yr
+17.2K tons if gap closed
Stormwater Intercepted
298.7M gal/yr
Canopy Area
40.9 km²
of 110.0 km² total
Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗
Equity Indicators
These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.
1930s Redlining
74.0%
of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.
Environmental Justice
54.5%
of neighborhoods are classified as overburdened by the White House's Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, meaning they face outsized pollution, poverty, or health risks. Trees help, but they're not the whole fix.
Heat Island Effect
+4.5°F
hotter than surrounding areas on average. Pavement absorbs heat, trees block it. That's the whole pitch.
People in the Data
100,007
people live across the 77 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.
Data last updated: Feb 2026
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