Housing & affordability in Rockwood
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C
61/100
4th of 20
4th of 20
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$354,400
Richmond $353,50040% · scores 50
Median rent vs metro$1,744/mo
Richmond $1,447/mo30% · scores 63
Ownership rate77%
Richmond 67%15% · scores 76
Households spending >30% of income on housing23%
Richmond 30%15% · scores 72
Context, not scored
Median year built · Richmond 19841987
Houses rather than flats · Richmond 75%99%
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, Rockwood 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 Rockwood on housing & affordability
Rockwood grades C on housing & affordability. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Wyndham16 mi from RockwoodA 68 B− Short Pump14 mi from RockwoodB− 73 B Bon Air4 mi from RockwoodC 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24