San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara vs Richmond
CA metro vs VA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Richmond(5/6 categories)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA · 1.9M
1
categories won
Richmond
VA · 1.4M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Richmond wins
Home Value
Richmond wins
Median Income
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara wins
Affordability Score
Richmond wins
Unemployment
Richmond wins
Violent Crime
Richmond wins
Metric
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
Richmond
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,773/mo | $1,491/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $153,202✓ | $84,332 |
| Median Home Value | $1,393,400 | $357,600✓ |
| Metro Population | 1.9M✓ | 1.4M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 21%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 58/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 2.8%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 236/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1659/100k✓ |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA
Median Rent
$2,773/mo
Median Income
$153,202
Home Value
$1,393,400
Population
1.9M
1.9M residentsView profile →
Richmond
VA
Median Rent
$1,491/mo
Median Income
$84,332
Home Value
$357,600
Population
1.4M
1.4M residentsView profile →
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