Henrico County · Neighborhood Guide
Glen Allen
Northern Henrico's master-planned belt, anchored by the Innsbrook office park and the Twin Hickory and Wyndham communities, where an Innsbrook commute collapses to almost nothing.
Reviewed 2026-11-07 · By Miles Agee, Real Estate Advisor
Glen Allen by the numbers
- Real estate tax
- $0.83 per $100
- Henrico County, checked 2026-11-07
- Car tax
- $3.35 per $100
- Before state relief
- Median sale price
- $589,827
- Zip 23059, 166 sales, Jul to Sep 2026
- Also nearby
- $429,849
- Zip 23060, 139 sales, Jul to Sep 2026
- To downtown, 8 a.m.
- 18 to 35 min
- Home at 5 p.m.: 18 to 40 min
Drive times are Google Maps forecasts measured by MAMS November 7, 2026, for Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Every other number links to its source at the bottom of this page.
The Real Estate
Housing stock
Master-planned communities from the late 1980s forward, with Wyndham built around a golf course and Twin Hickory built around pools and a community center. Mostly two-story colonials and transitional homes on planned lots, nearly all with an HOA, plus newer infill along the Nuckols Road corridor.
If You're Buying
The buying reality
A Wyndham golf-course home and a Nuckols Road resale are two different markets sharing a mailing address. Redfin's medians show it: zip 23059 and zip 23060 sit about $160K apart. Read the HOA documents before you are under contract, since amenity packages here vary a lot and so do the assessments funding them. If someone in the household works at Innsbrook, the commute case here is close to unbeatable.
If You're Selling
The selling reality
This buyer is comparing your home to three others in the same community with the same floor plan, so your differentiators are lot position, updates, and how the home shows against its own comps rather than against the neighborhood. Pull the comps from your own community and floor plan, not from a Glen Allen average that includes Wyndham. Amenity access is part of what you are selling; say plainly what the HOA actually covers.
Day to Day
Living in Glen Allen
Pools, golf, community centers, and a Broad Street commute that a lot of households never have to make because they work in Innsbrook. Restaurants skew toward the corridor rather than a walkable district. It is built for short weeknights, and it delivers that.
Is It For You
Glen Allen may be a fit if
- You want amenity-driven community living, pools and courts and a clubhouse, and are fine paying an HOA for it.
- Someone in the household works at Innsbrook or along the Broad Street corridor.
- You are comfortable being car-dependent for everything outside the neighborhood.
Common Questions
Glen Allen FAQ
What is the property tax rate in Glen Allen?
Glen Allen is in Henrico County, which taxes real estate at $0.83 per $100 of assessed value and cars at $3.35 per $100 before state relief. The City of Richmond's rate is $1.20, so the same assessed value costs less here every year. Source: Henrico County, checked 2026-11-07.
What do homes sell for in Glen Allen?
Redfin's median sale price for zip 23059 was $589,827 across 166 sales from July through September 2026, and zip 23060 was $429,849. That mixes every home type, condos included, so a single street can run well above or below it. Source: Redfin Data Center.
How long is the drive from Glen Allen to downtown Richmond?
Google Maps forecast 18 to 35 minutes for an 8 a.m. Tuesday drive to Riverfront Plaza downtown, and 18 to 40 minutes back at 5 p.m. At 8 a.m. it was VCU Medical Center 20 to 40 min, Innsbrook 8 to 14 min, Capital One West Creek 14 to 20 min, RIC airport 24 to 35 min. MAMS measured these November 7, 2026, for Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Drive your real route at rush hour before you buy.
Is Glen Allen walkable?
Walk Score publishes no area average for Glen Allen, and one address score is not an area, so we don't print one. Check the exact address at walkscore.com.
Which school division serves Glen Allen?
Henrico County Public Schools. Assignment goes by exact address and can change, so use the division's own lookup (https://www.henricoschools.us/school-locator) before you write an offer. For official data on any school, the Virginia Department of Education publishes School Quality Profiles at schoolquality.virginia.gov.
What is the difference between Glen Allen and Short Pump?
Both are Henrico County at $0.83 per $100 assessed. Short Pump is organized around retail and the I-64 and Route 288 interchange in western Henrico. Glen Allen sits north of it and is organized around the Innsbrook office park and amenity-driven master-planned communities like Twin Hickory and Wyndham. Short Pump is the shopping answer; Glen Allen is the commute-and-amenities answer.
Do Glen Allen homes have HOA fees?
Most do, and the amounts vary widely because the amenity packages do. Wyndham, Twin Hickory, and Foxhall each fund different things. Request the association documents and the current assessment schedule during your contingency period rather than relying on a listing summary.
Miles's Take
The honest read on Glen Allen
Glen Allen is where I send the buyer who is honest about how they actually spend a Tuesday. If your job is in Innsbrook, this zone hands you back your commute, and that is a real thing to buy. Where I slow buyers down is the HOA. Two communities a mile apart can fund completely different amenity sets, and people find that out after closing more often than they should.
Keep Going
Where Glen Allen fits in your search
Sources
Where every number comes from
- Henrico County: $0.83 per $100. Checked 2026-11-07.
- Henrico County: $3.35 per $100 (cars, trucks, motorcycles). Checked 2026-11-07.
- Richmond City Council: $1.20 per $100. Checked 2026-11-07.
- Redfin Data Center: $589,827 median sale price (166 homes sold, zip 23059). Checked 2026-11-07.
- Redfin Data Center: $429,849 median sale price (139 homes sold, zip 23060). Checked 2026-11-07.
- Henrico County Public Schools: School Assignment Locator (guide, not official assignment; confirm with Boundaries team 804-652-3745). Checked 2026-11-07.
- Virginia Department of Education: VDOE School Quality Profiles and data download. Checked 2026-11-07.
- Drive times: Google Maps, driving, depart at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, read by MAMS on November 7, 2026.
Want the real read on Glen Allen?
Take the Richmond neighborhood quiz to see how Glen Allen stacks up against your needs, or text Miles to talk through what it would look like for you.
Numbers on this page were checked 2026-11-07 and change over time. Medians mix every home type and are not an appraisal of any home. Confirm school assignment with the school division for the exact address. Miles Agee is a Real Estate Advisor licensed in Virginia with Samson Properties, on the OneSouth Realty team. MAMS does not steer clients by race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.