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South · Virginia · pop 230K

Richmond, VA

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in VA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,091 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,224 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,368 left over.

Expect summer highs near 90°F, winter lows around 30°F, and about 210 sunny days a year.

The job market looks healthy: 3.1% unemployment and 1.4% job growth over the past year.

Tradeoff: home prices run high relative to local incomes, so buying may take longer than elsewhere.

AFFORD 91HOUSIN 39JOBS 72SAFETY 54CLIMAT 100AMENIT 53

The Richmond fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,723/mo

Typical rent

$1,440/mo

Home value ÷ income

5.5×

Score breakdown

Affordability
91
Housing
39
Jobs
72
Safety
54
Climate
100
Amenities
53

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,330/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,440/mo
Median home value
$340,000
Median household income
$62,000
Population
230,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.1%
Job growth (1yr)
1.4%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
550
Property crime rate
3,600

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
90°F
Avg. winter low
30°F
Sunny days / year
210
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈11/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈66/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈6/yr
Annual rain
44"
Annual snow
10"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+65
Int'l airport
≈8 mi
Walkability
51/100
Disaster risk
44/100
Buying instead of renting? Virginia's effective property tax runs about 0.87% of home value per year (≈$247/mo on the median $340,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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