Greater Richmond · All 18 Zones
Every zone, and what each one costs you.
Most relocation pages list the places that photograph well. These are all eighteen the quiz actually scores, city and county, with the price, the commute, the tax rate, and the thing each one asks you to give up.
Reviewed 2026-11-07 · By Miles Agee, Real Estate Advisor
Richmond City
The Fan & Museum District
Walkable, historic, and dense with restaurants. Richmond's urban core.
$672K to $717K · downtown at 8 a.m. 5 to 8 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →Church Hill & East End
Richmond's oldest streets, river views, and an East End food scene.
$350K to $572K · downtown at 8 a.m. 7 to 14 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →Scott's Addition & Jackson Ward
Converted warehouses, breweries, and a historic district next to downtown.
Not enough sales · downtown at 8 a.m. 5 to 7 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →Southside City
South of the James: Forest Hill Park, river trails, and homes on real lots.
$279K to $392K · downtown at 8 a.m. 7 to 10 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →Northside City
Porches, tree canopy, and detached homes with yards inside city limits.
$329K to $380K · downtown at 8 a.m. 9 to 14 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →Carytown & Byrd Park
Richmond's walkable shopping street and the big park beside it.
$570K · downtown at 8 a.m. 5 to 7 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →West End (City)
Quiet, tree-lined streets and detached homes with a city address.
$650K · downtown at 8 a.m. 9 to 14 min · $1.20/$100
Read the zone →Suburban Ring
Short Pump & West Henrico
The western retail hub: newer homes, every store, Henrico's lower tax rate.
$525K · downtown at 8 a.m. 20 to 35 min · $0.83/$100
Read the zone →Glen Allen & North Henrico
Master-planned communities with pools and golf, next to Innsbrook.
$430K to $590K · downtown at 8 a.m. 18 to 35 min · $0.83/$100
Read the zone →River Road Corridor
Large homes on wooded lots along the James, close to the city.
Not enough sales · downtown at 8 a.m. 14 to 20 min · $0.83/$100
Read the zone →Midlothian & Bon Air
Established suburbs with mature lots, lakes and trails.
$435K to $748K · downtown at 8 a.m. 24 to 50 min · $0.89/$100
Read the zone →Moseley & West Chesterfield
New construction and master-planned communities near Route 288.
$632K · downtown at 8 a.m. 30 min to 1 hr min · $0.89/$100
Read the zone →Chester & South Chesterfield
More house and lot for the money, between I-95 and I-295.
$390K · downtown at 8 a.m. 22 to 35 min · $0.89/$100
Read the zone →Mechanicsville & East Hanover
Hanover's lower tax rate, more land per dollar, and fewer HOAs.
$440K to $532K · downtown at 8 a.m. 14 to 35 min · $0.81/$100
Read the zone →Outer Counties
Ashland
A small railroad town with a walkable downtown and Amtrak in the middle of it.
$500K · downtown at 8 a.m. 24 to 40 min · $0.91/$100
Read the zone →Goochland
Land, the James River, and the lowest real estate tax rate in this quiz.
$450K to $759K · downtown at 8 a.m. 35 to 50 min · $0.53/$100
Read the zone →Powhatan
Rural acreage west of Chesterfield, with a state park on the James.
$505K · downtown at 8 a.m. 40 min to 1 hr 5 min · $0.77/$100
Read the zone →New Kent
East of Richmond on I-64, with a low tax rate and room to spread out.
$454K to $520K · downtown at 8 a.m. 30 to 45 min · $0.58/$100
Read the zone →Eighteen is a lot. The quiz narrows it to three.
Seven questions about budget, commute, and how you spend a Tuesday. You get your top three scored against real market data, not a mood board.
Pricing, tax rates, walk scores, and commute figures are representative for each zone as of 2026-11-07 and change regularly. Verify with current MLS data, the locality assessor, and a licensed real estate professional before making purchase or sale decisions. Confirm school assignment with the school division for the exact address. MAMS does not steer clients by race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.