Manchester, VA vs Richmond, VA

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

MetricManchester, VARichmond, VA
Population12,445229,359
Median Household Income$80,296$64,587
Median Rent$1,558/mo$1,372/mo
Median Home Value$317,000$353,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.2%49.9%
Poverty Rate12.7%18.2%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*441
Property Crime Rate /100k—*3,348
Median AQI3636
Good AQI Days /yr288288
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows30°F30°F
Snowfall9 in/yr9 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min21.7 min
Hospitals—6
Avg Hospital Rating—4.4 / 5
Students per Teacher12.616
College Degree Rate39.7%45.6%
Foreign-Born %9.4%8.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.1%+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 Manchester (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.