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Richmond, VA cityscape

swapping out of ocala

Richmond

va · metro 1.4M

photo: K / pexels

a dispatch from

richmond

VA

37.54°N

77.43°W

Richmond is one of the only major U.S. cities with class IV whitewater rapids running right through downtown. The James River's Belle Isle is a public park where people sunbathe on boulders mid-river. The Fan and Carytown neighborhoods are full of murals, vintage shops, and porches built for sitting. The food scene leans creative, the beer scene leans plentiful, and VCU keeps the arts energy buzzing.

metro1.4M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$554

more each month than Ocala ran you

Richmond runs a little pricier than Ocala. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the richmond entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,691/mo

5% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$479/mo more in state tax than Ocala

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$6,163/mo

$554 less than Ocala

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$394k

42% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

1.4M

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

172

pleasant days a year, in richmond.

Ocala edges ahead with 208 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 58.0× more on the calendar than Ocala.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

5% higher than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

Closest outdoor draw: Maggie L. Walker, 0.7 mi.

·walk score®

69/100

10% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

19

280% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

neighbors of richmond on the map of tradeoffs: