Metro area · CBSA 40060
Richmond
The Richmond, VA metro area has 1,341,248 people. Median rent is $1,447, 20.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Richmond city at $1,651. Of the 45 places we track here, Wyndham has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$86,679
Median home value
$353,500
Unemployment
4.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,651
HUD, Richmond city
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 229,359 | $1,372 | 25.5% |
| Tuckahoe | 49,183 | $1,536 | 18.0% |
| Mechanicsville | 38,683 | $1,724 | 21.0% |
| Petersburg | 33,537 | $1,174 | 27.8% |
| Short Pump | 29,026 | $1,847 | 16.0% |
| Chester | 24,474 | $1,603 | 20.2% |
| Hopewell | 22,959 | $1,106 | 24.3% |
| Meadowbrook | 20,749 | $1,583 | 22.1% |
| Midlothian | 19,120 | $1,760 | 19.2% |
| Laurel | 18,721 | $1,616 | 26.3% |
| Colonial Heights | 18,352 | $1,234 | 19.4% |
| Glen Allen | 17,551 | $1,804 | 23.3% |
| Bon Air | 16,904 | $1,799 | 21.2% |
| East Highland Park | 15,265 | $1,318 | 24.5% |
| Highland Springs | 14,296 | $1,269 | 26.4% |
| Brandermill | 13,730 | $1,782 | 19.9% |
| Lakeside | 12,654 | $1,361 | 22.7% |
| Manchester | 12,445 | $1,558 | 23.3% |
| Wyndham | 12,099 | $2,258 | 11.5% |
| Rockwood | 10,010 | $1,744 | 21.4% |
| Innsbrook | 8,578 | $1,661 | 15.4% |
| Montrose | 8,285 | $1,297 | 31.4% |
| Dumbarton | 7,997 | $1,421 | 28.3% |
| Bellwood | 7,907 | $1,059 | 26.6% |
| Ashland | 7,772 | $1,229 | 24.1% |
| Sandston | 7,399 | $1,211 | 24.5% |
| Woodlake | 7,358 | $1,902 | 16.4% |
| Bensley | 5,949 | $1,238 | 29.4% |
| Ettrick | 5,910 | $1,191 | 24.6% |
| Chamberlayne | 4,692 | $1,212 | 14.9% |
| Enon | 4,137 | $1,770 | 27.8% |
| West Point | 3,480 | $1,225 | 18.7% |
| Matoaca | 2,724 | $1,039 | 17.8% |
| Waverly | 2,324 | $836 | 20.0% |
| Central Garage | 1,864 | $1,043 | 14.3% |
| Prince George | 1,829 | $1,625 | 31.7% |
| Wakefield | 1,201 | $966 | 18.6% |
| Goochland | 1,182 | $1,614 | 23.3% |
| Jarratt | 989 | $933 | 18.2% |
| New Kent | 801 | $1,721 | 13.0% |
| Amelia Court House | 746 | $978 | 15.3% |
| Powhatan | 667 | $1,086 | 11.8% |
| Disputanta | 609 | $1,594 | 14.9% |
| Dinwiddie | 589 | $1,224 | 14.1% |
| McKenney | 518 | $950 | 21.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.