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Colonial Heights is a small city of 18,352 people in Colonial Heights city, Virginia. It's about 19 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,352people
$247kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,352
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,441 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Richmond, VA
- 19 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,555/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (403 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RIC airport
- 17 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 763 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colonial Heights city: R+32 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk