Housing & affordability in Mechanicsville
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C
60/100
7th of 20
7th of 20
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$351,000
Richmond $353,50040% · scores 50
Median rent vs metro$1,724/mo
Richmond $1,447/mo30% · scores 63
Ownership rate76%
Richmond 67%15% · scores 74
Households spending >30% of income on housing25%
Richmond 30%15% · scores 67
Context, not scored
Median year built · Richmond 19841990
Houses rather than flats · Richmond 75%86%
Households with children · Richmond 30%31%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Richmond reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Richmond suburbs for housing
All 20 ranked, Mechanicsville highlighted1WyndhamA$703,0002Short PumpB−$568,9003Bon AirC$365,2004RockwoodC$354,4005Glen AllenC$357,2006MidlothianC$408,5007MechanicsvilleC$351,0008TuckahoeC$462,8009BrandermillC$376,00010ChesterC−$327,20011MeadowbrookD+$298,50012ManchesterD$317,00013LakesideD$288,20014LaurelD$283,60015Colonial HeightsD−$246,60016RichmondD−$353,00017East Highland ParkF$229,20018Highland SpringsF$227,30019HopewellF$181,60020PetersburgF$189,000
Better than Mechanicsville on housing & affordability
Mechanicsville grades C on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Wyndham15 mi from MechanicsvilleA 68 B− Short Pump15 mi from MechanicsvilleB− 73 B Bon Air14 mi from MechanicsvilleC 66 C+ Rockwood17 mi from MechanicsvilleC 64 C+ Glen Allen8 mi from MechanicsvilleC 63 C+ Midlothian19 mi from MechanicsvilleC 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24