Best PlacesOld Town Manchester, Richmond, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Town Manchester, 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.
Old Town Manchester, Richmond ranks 2,362nd 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 Old Town Manchester, 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.
Old Town Manchester, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Town Manchester, Richmond ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Old Town Manchester, Richmond ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old Town Manchester, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Town Manchester, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,853; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Old Town Manchester, Richmond's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Town Manchester, Richmond
Old Town Manchester, 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 Old Town Manchester, Richmond.
Who works in Old Town Manchester, Richmond, and how
Work in Old Town Manchester, Richmond centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Old Town Manchester, Richmond
Old Town Manchester, Richmond has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Old Town Manchester, Richmond and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old Town Manchester, Richmond, month by month
Old Town Manchester, 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 Old Town Manchester, Richmond
Richmond International sits about 7 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 Old Town Manchester, Richmond
Schools across Old Town Manchester, Richmond average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Blackwell ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
- John B. Cary ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Broad Rock ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Binford MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Thomas C. Boushall MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Armstrong HighC− · 27% proficient
- George Wythe HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Town Manchester, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Town Manchester, 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 Old Town Manchester, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old Town Manchester, Richmond
Is Old Town Manchester, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Town Manchester, Richmond ranks 2,362nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and population health, 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 Old Town Manchester, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,251. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,853 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Town Manchester, Richmond safe?
Yes, Old Town Manchester, Richmond is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
Compare Old Town Manchester, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Town Manchester, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Town Manchester, 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.
Old Town Manchester, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Town Manchester, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Town Manchester, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Town Manchester, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Town Manchester, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Town Manchester, 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.
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