Roanoke Island as a whole doesn’t fluctuate nearly as much as the beach towns. It’s been busier here in the summer over the last 3 years, but in the winter you would never think of this as an “off season” resort town….just a sleepy small town. I actually live in/own the house my mother was born in. I mean she was literally born in the kitchen. I’ve been coming here for 60 years, and I’ve seen lots of changes.