Virginia Beach vs Richmond
Virginia Beach, VA compared with Richmond, VA · 95 miles apart
Virginia Beach has 453,737 residents to Richmond’s 237,257. Virginia Beach comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Richmond does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Virginia Beach, VA | Richmond, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 453,737 | 237,257 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,854 | 3,959 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $64,587 |
| Median home value | $382,500 | $353,000 |
| Median rent | $1,714 | $1,372 |
| Homeownership | 65.1% | 43.5% |
| Average commute | 23.4 min | 21.7 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 34.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 40.9% | 45.6% |
| Poverty rate | 8.6% | 18.2% |
| Unemployment | 4% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 4.1× | 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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