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Manchester is a big small town of 12,445 people in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It's about 5 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,445people
$317kTypical home
$1,558/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,100 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Richmond, VA
- 5 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,999/mo)
- Median rent $1,558/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to RIC airport
- 12 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,041 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chesterfield County: D+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk