Richmond, VA
US City in Virginia, South · ranked on 55 metrics
Richmond, VA is a US city in Virginia with a population of 239,227 (96th of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (109th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (175th of 434). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (381st of 395), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (390th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (343rd of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024109th of 43475
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024159th of 46066
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024175th of 43460
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024201st of 46056
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024204th of 46056
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024215th of 46053
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024219th of 43450
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025202nd of 39549
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024238th of 43445
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025381st of 3954
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024390th of 43410
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025343rd of 39513
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025315th of 39520
- Poverty Rate (%)18.2%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024303rd of 43430
- Median Household Income$64,587Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024278th of 43436
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025232nd of 39541
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024263rd of 46043
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Raleigh, NC80% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Richmond, VA?
- Richmond, VA has a population of 239,227, 96th among 477 US cities.
- What does Richmond, VA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Richmond, VA ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (109th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (175th of 434).
- Where does Richmond, VA rank worst?
- Richmond, VA ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (381st of 395); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (390th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (343rd of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Richmond, VA?
- Rankodex ranks Richmond, VA on 55 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
55 metrics with a value for this place, in 12 topics