Cost of living in Manchester
Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
B+
78/100
7th of 20
7th of 20
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The four inputs
Housing cost index94
Richmond 10045% · scores 82
Effective property tax rate0.91%
Richmond 0.72%25% · scores 74
Utilities88
Richmond 10020% · scores 72
Local sales tax5.77%
Richmond median 5.77%10% · scores 85
Vertical rule marks the Richmond reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Richmond suburbs for cost of living
All 20 ranked, Manchester highlighted1LakesideA−$288,2002Colonial HeightsA−$246,6003PetersburgA−$189,0004HopewellB+$181,6005Highland SpringsB+$227,3006LaurelB+$283,6007ManchesterB+$317,0008TuckahoeB+$462,8009East Highland ParkB$229,20010RockwoodB$354,40011RichmondB$353,00012BrandermillB$376,00013MidlothianB$408,50014MeadowbrookB$298,50015MechanicsvilleB$351,00016ChesterB−$327,20017Short PumpB−$568,90018Bon AirB−$365,20019Glen AllenB−$357,20020WyndhamD+$703,000
Better than Manchester on cost of living
Manchester grades B+ on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lakeside9 mi from ManchesterA− 67 C+ Colonial Heights18 mi from ManchesterA− 62 C Petersburg21 mi from ManchesterA− 45 D Hopewell19 mi from ManchesterB+ 47 D Highland Springs13 mi from ManchesterB+ 53 C− Laurel10 mi from ManchesterB+ 61 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
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