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Midlothian is a small city of 19,120 people in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,120people
$409kTypical home
$1,760/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,232 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Richmond, VA
- 10 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,576/mo)
- Median rent $1,760/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 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 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RIC airport
- 18 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,014 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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