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Richmond, VA · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Richmond

Richmond ranks #101 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 25 — Quiet. That puts it in the 25th percentile nationally and #4 of 4 in Virginia.

affordability score
25
Quiet
National rank
#101 of 134
In Virginia
#4 of 4
Percentile
25th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Richmond sits 25 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.

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Ranked around Richmond

  1. T#99 Las Vegas, NV 26
  2. T#99 Washington, DC 26
  3. #101 Richmond, VA — this page 25
  4. #102 Sedona, AZ 24
  5. T#103 Laredo, TX 23

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Richmond

Richmond scores 90 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: