Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 90/100
A
Median home value$703,000
Richmond $353,500
Median rent$2,258/mo
Richmond $1,447/mo
Cost-burdened households9.3%
Richmond 30%
Wyndham
Henrico County12,099 residentsHenrico County Public Schools
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
3rd of 20 Richmond suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
68
Richmond median 63
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wyndham is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wyndham against Richmond. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency—
percentile among districts in the same state
Student–teacher ratio17.2
Richmond median 14.2
Graduation rate87%
Richmond median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Housing cost index172
Richmond 100
Eff. tax rate0.70%
Richmond 0.72%
Local sales tax5.77%
Richmond median 5.77%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute26.5 min
Richmond 25.4 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Richmond 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Richmond median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés18
Richmond median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Richmond median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Richmond median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 93/100
A+
Median household income$235,250
Richmond $86,679
Unemployment3.3%
Richmond 4.5%
Professional occupations74%
Richmond 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wyndham on cost of living
Wyndham's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lakeside9 mi from WyndhamA− 67 C+ Highland Springs18 mi from WyndhamB+ 53 C− Laurel7 mi from WyndhamB+ 61 C Manchester15 mi from WyndhamB+ 65 C+ Tuckahoe7 mi from WyndhamB+ 67 C+ East Highland Park15 mi from WyndhamB 57 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
Common questions about living in Wyndham
Is Wyndham, VA a good place to live?
Wyndham scores 68 out of 100, 3rd of 20 Richmond suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wyndham expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $703,000, 99% above the Richmond median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.70%. $2,258/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wyndham?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Wyndham sit at the — within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.2 student–teacher ratio. Wyndham is served by Henrico County Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wyndham?
The mean commute is 26.5 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 37% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wyndham?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 18 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Wyndham old or new?
The median home in Wyndham was built in 2001 — newer than the Richmond median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 97% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.