Lakeside, VA vs Richmond, VA

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

MetricLakeside, VARichmond, VA
Population12,654229,359
Median Household Income$72,032$64,587
Median Rent$1,361/mo$1,372/mo
Median Home Value$288,200$353,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.4%49.9%
Poverty Rate11.8%18.2%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k159*441
Property Crime Rate /100k1,806*3,348
Median AQI4036
Good AQI Days /yr276288
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows29°F30°F
Snowfall15 in/yr9 in/yr
Avg Commute20 min21.7 min
Hospitals—6
Avg Hospital Rating—4.4 / 5
Students per Teacher15.816
College Degree Rate39.5%45.6%
Foreign-Born %10.5%8.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.8%+4.7%

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