Housing & affordability in Richmond
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D−
38/100
16th of 20
16th of 20
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$353,000
Richmond $353,50040% · scores 50
Median rent vs metro$1,372/mo
Richmond $1,447/mo30% · scores 46
Ownership rate44%
Richmond 67%15% · scores 16
Households spending >30% of income on housing41%
Richmond 30%15% · scores 15
Context, not scored
Median year built · Richmond 19841959
Houses rather than flats · Richmond 75%52%
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, Richmond 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 Richmond on housing & affordability
Richmond grades D− on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Wyndham13 mi from RichmondA 68 B− Short Pump12 mi from RichmondB− 73 B Bon Air5 mi from RichmondC 66 C+ Rockwood7 mi from RichmondC 64 C+ Glen Allen9 mi from RichmondC 63 C+ Midlothian10 mi from RichmondC 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24