Colonial Heights, VA vs Meadowbrook, VA

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

MetricColonial Heights, VAMeadowbrook, VA
Population18,35220,749
Median Household Income$76,505$86,054
Median Rent$1,234/mo$1,583/mo
Median Home Value$246,600$298,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%54.1%
Poverty Rate7.9%12.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4%3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k419161*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,6021,157*
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—294
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows29°F30°F
Snowfall4 in/yr9 in/yr
Avg Commute25.5 min25.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.412.6
College Degree Rate28%25.5%
Foreign-Born %6.5%21%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.3%+2.9%

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 Meadowbrook (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.