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Richmond, VA · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Richmond

Richmond ranks #106 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 21 — Quiet. That puts it in the 22nd percentile nationally and #4 of 4 in Virginia.

affordability score
21
Quiet
National rank
#106 of 134
In Virginia
#4 of 4
Percentile
22nd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Richmond sits 29 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Richmond

  1. T#103 Norfolk, VA 23
  2. #105 Miami, FL 22
  3. #106 Richmond, VA — this page 21
  4. T#107 Hialeah, FL 20
  5. T#107 Long Beach, CA 20

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Richmond

Richmond scores 91 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: