Best PlacesChurch Hill, Richmond, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Church Hill, Richmond, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Church Hill, Richmond ranks 1,257th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Church Hill, Richmond
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Church Hill, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Church Hill, Richmond ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Church Hill, Richmond ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Church Hill, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Church Hill, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,486, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Church Hill, Richmond's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Church Hill, Richmond
Church Hill, Richmond runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Church Hill, Richmond.
Who works in Church Hill, Richmond, and how
Work in Church Hill, Richmond centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Church Hill, Richmond
Church Hill, Richmond has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Church Hill, Richmond and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Church Hill, Richmond, month by month
Church Hill, Richmond sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Church Hill, Richmond
Richmond International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Church Hill, Richmond
Schools across Church Hill, Richmond average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Henry Marsh Iii ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Chimborazo ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Bellevue ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Armstrong HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Church Hill, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Church Hill, Richmond measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Church Hill, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Church Hill, Richmond
Is Church Hill, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Church Hill, Richmond ranks 1,257th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, biking, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Church Hill, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $460,774. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $84,486 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Church Hill, Richmond safe?
Yes, Church Hill, Richmond is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
Compare Church Hill, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Church Hill, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Church Hill, Richmond represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Church Hill, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Church Hill, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Church Hill, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Church Hill, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Church Hill, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Church Hill, Richmond detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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