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Best places to live in Greater Richmond

26 places with 567,420 residents within about 30 km of Richmond, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Richmond, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mechanicsville (Virginia)
    Virginia, 36,348 residents    74
  2. 2Bon Air
    Virginia, 16,366 residents    67
  3. 3East Highland Park
    Virginia, 14,796 residents    65
  4. 4Laurel (Virginia)
    Virginia, 16,713 residents    65
  5. 5Midlothian (Virginia)
    Virginia, 18,320 residents    64
  6. 6Woodlake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 7,319 residents    63
  7. 7Brandermill
    Virginia, 13,173 residents    61
  8. 8Tuckahoe (Virginia)
    Virginia, 44,990 residents    61
  9. 9Chester (Virginia)
    Virginia, 20,987 residents    61
  10. 10Meadowbrook (Virginia)
    Virginia, 18,312 residents    61

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For retired couples

  1. 1Laurel (Virginia)
    Virginia, 16,713 residents    71
  2. 2East Highland Park
    Virginia, 14,796 residents    70
  3. 3Mechanicsville (Virginia)
    Virginia, 36,348 residents    69
  4. 4Woodlake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 7,319 residents    68
  5. 5Wyndham
    Virginia, 9,785 residents    68
  6. 6Bon Air
    Virginia, 16,366 residents    67
  7. 7Midlothian (Virginia)
    Virginia, 18,320 residents    67
  8. 8Chamberlayne
    Virginia, 5,456 residents    65
  9. 9Brandermill
    Virginia, 13,173 residents    65
  10. 10Chester (Virginia)
    Virginia, 20,987 residents    65

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For remote workers

  1. 1Laurel (Virginia)
    Virginia, 16,713 residents    69
  2. 2Mechanicsville (Virginia)
    Virginia, 36,348 residents    69
  3. 3East Highland Park
    Virginia, 14,796 residents    69
  4. 4Wyndham
    Virginia, 9,785 residents    65
  5. 5Bon Air
    Virginia, 16,366 residents    65
  6. 6Tuckahoe (Virginia)
    Virginia, 44,990 residents    64
  7. 7Midlothian (Virginia)
    Virginia, 18,320 residents    64
  8. 8Lakeside (Virginia)
    Virginia, 11,849 residents    64
  9. 9Chamberlayne
    Virginia, 5,456 residents    63
  10. 10Short Pump
    Virginia, 24,729 residents    63

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For commuters

  1. 1Mechanicsville (Virginia)
    Virginia, 36,348 residents    81
  2. 2Tuckahoe (Virginia)
    Virginia, 44,990 residents    77
  3. 3Richmond (Virginia)
    Virginia, 226,610 residents    76
  4. 4East Highland Park
    Virginia, 14,796 residents    76
  5. 5Bon Air
    Virginia, 16,366 residents    76
  6. 6Lakeside (Virginia)
    Virginia, 11,849 residents    75
  7. 7Dumbarton
    Virginia, 7,879 residents    74
  8. 8Montrose (Virginia)
    Virginia, 7,993 residents    74
  9. 9Chamberlayne
    Virginia, 5,456 residents    72
  10. 10Laurel (Virginia)
    Virginia, 16,713 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Tuckahoe (Virginia)
    Virginia, 44,990 residents    68
  2. 2Mechanicsville (Virginia)
    Virginia, 36,348 residents    67
  3. 3Richmond (Virginia)
    Virginia, 226,610 residents    66
  4. 4Lakeside (Virginia)
    Virginia, 11,849 residents    63
  5. 5East Highland Park
    Virginia, 14,796 residents    63
  6. 6Dumbarton
    Virginia, 7,879 residents    62
  7. 7Montrose (Virginia)
    Virginia, 7,993 residents    62
  8. 8Bon Air
    Virginia, 16,366 residents    58
  9. 9Laurel (Virginia)
    Virginia, 16,713 residents    55
  10. 10Glen Allen
    Virginia, 14,774 residents    55

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Mechanicsville (Virginia)
    Virginia, 36,348 residents    64
  2. 2Bon Air
    Virginia, 16,366 residents    55
  3. 3Midlothian (Virginia)
    Virginia, 18,320 residents    52
  4. 4Meadowbrook (Virginia)
    Virginia, 18,312 residents    50
  5. 5Chester (Virginia)
    Virginia, 20,987 residents    50
  6. 6Brandermill
    Virginia, 13,173 residents    49
  7. 7Ashland (Virginia)
    Virginia, 7,503 residents    49
  8. 8Bellwood (Virginia)
    Virginia, 6,352 residents    49
  9. 9Tuckahoe (Virginia)
    Virginia, 44,990 residents    48
  10. 10Woodlake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 7,319 residents    48

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Towns in Greater Richmond