The Metro

The Richmond metro, place by place

We write each place from its own sourced census data — the housing vintage, the incomes, the renter share — because a location page earns its ranking on specifics, not on the same paragraph with the town swapped. Twelve places, grouped by jurisdiction.

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The city

Richmond

An owner-occupancy rate of 43.5%, the most renter-heavy market in the metro.

Henrico County

Short Pump

A $568,900 median home value, the highest in the metro.

Tuckahoe

49,183 residents, the largest suburb in the metro.

Glen Allen

75.9% of homes owner-occupied.

Lakeside

A median home built in 1954, the oldest housing stock in the metro.

Highland Springs

A $227,300 median home value, the metro's affordable end.

Chesterfield County

Midlothian

A median home built in 2001, the newest housing stock in the metro.

Bon Air

A median age of 42.8, among the oldest in the metro.

Chester

71.3% of homes owner-occupied.

Woodlake

84.8% of homes owner-occupied, the highest in the metro.

Hanover County

Mechanicsville

38,683 residents, the largest community in Hanover County.

Ashland

A median age of 30.6, the youngest community in the metro.

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