Manchester, VA vs Petersburg, VA

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

MetricManchester, VAPetersburg, VA
Population12,44533,537
Median Household Income$80,296$50,698
Median Rent$1,558/mo$1,174/mo
Median Home Value$317,000$189,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.2%48.8%
Poverty Rate12.7%21.7%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*906
Property Crime Rate /100k—*2,937
Median AQI36—
Good AQI Days /yr288—
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows30°F29°F
Snowfall9 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min25.7 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher12.614.6
College Degree Rate39.7%25.4%
Foreign-Born %9.4%4.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.1%+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 Manchester (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.