Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue vs Richmond
WA metro vs VA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Richmond(5/6 categories)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA · 4.0M
1
categories won
Richmond
VA · 1.4M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Richmond wins
Home Value
Richmond wins
Median Income
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Affordability Score
Richmond wins
Unemployment
Richmond wins
Violent Crime
Richmond wins
Metric
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Richmond
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,965/mo | $1,491/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $110,744✓ | $84,332 |
| Median Home Value | $712,200 | $357,600✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.0M✓ | 1.4M |
| Rent as % of Income | 21% | 21%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 58/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 2.8%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 357/100k | 236/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2887/100k | 1659/100k✓ |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA
Median Rent
$1,965/mo
Median Income
$110,744
Home Value
$712,200
Population
4.0M
4.0M 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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