Housing & affordability in Petersburg
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
18/100
20th of 20
20th of 20
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$189,000
Richmond $353,50040% · scores 16
Median rent vs metro$1,174/mo
Richmond $1,447/mo30% · scores 35
Ownership rate39%
Richmond 67%15% · scores 7
Households spending >30% of income on housing44%
Richmond 30%15% · scores 4
Context, not scored
Median year built · Richmond 19841970
Houses rather than flats · Richmond 75%54%
Households with children · Richmond 30%20%
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, Petersburg 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 Petersburg on housing & affordability
Petersburg grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Bon Air24 mi from PetersburgC 66 C+ Rockwood20 mi from PetersburgC 64 C+ Midlothian24 mi from PetersburgC 67 C+ Brandermill21 mi from PetersburgC 65 C+ Chester10 mi from PetersburgC− 62 C Meadowbrook16 mi from PetersburgD+ 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24