Chesapeake vs Richmond
Chesapeake, VA compared with Richmond, VA · 87 miles apart
Chesapeake has 255,332 residents to Richmond’s 237,257. Chesapeake comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Richmond does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Chesapeake, VA | Richmond, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 255,332 | 237,257 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 754 | 3,959 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $64,587 |
| Median home value | $378,400 | $353,000 |
| Median rent | $1,586 | $1,372 |
| Homeownership | 74.4% | 43.5% |
| Average commute | 25.8 min | 21.7 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 34.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.9% | 45.6% |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 18.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 4× | 5.5× |
| Clear days a year | — | 28 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 38 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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