IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Mechanicsville, VA
Mechanicsville is a small city of 38,683 people in Hanover County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,683people
$351kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
Is Mechanicsville right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 38,683
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,365 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Richmond, VA
- 10 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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 (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (741 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to RIC airport
- 9 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 983 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 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
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hanover County: R+26 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk