Brandermill, VA vs Petersburg, VA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrandermill, VAPetersburg, VA
Population13,73033,537
Median Household Income$107,396$50,698
Median Rent$1,782/mo$1,174/mo
Median Home Value$376,000$189,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%48.8%
Poverty Rate7.8%21.7%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k161*906
Property Crime Rate /100k1,157*2,937
Median AQI39—
Good AQI Days /yr294—
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows30°F29°F
Snowfall10 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.5 min25.7 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.514.6
College Degree Rate49.1%25.4%
Foreign-Born %7.7%4.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%+0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brandermill (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.