Richmond

#316

Global Rank

8.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


Share

United States North America

Population
1.4M
GDP
$117B
GDP per capita
$83,180
Land area
9,968 km²
Density
141/km²
GAWC class
12

Primary city Richmond

State / province Virginia

Language English

Richmond metro area

37.53, -77.48
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Sport

Walkable Elite Quarters

Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.

From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score, Total Teams, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

9 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/SoccerUnited States

Richmond Kickers

RichmondLevel: 3

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

BaseballCarolina League

Fredericksburg Nationals

Fredericksburg

BaseballEastern League

Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond

Other College Teams3 teams
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events1 event

Cook Out 400 (Richmond)

Auto Racing

Richmond

Golf Majors1 event

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1949 Hermitage Country Club

Complete Event Timeline1 event

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1949 Hermitage Country Club

Championship History

13 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Richmond, across all sports, newest first. 13 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

2020· 2020-10-24
2019· 2019-09-28
2017· 2017-09-30
1980· 1980-09-27
1974· 1974-09-28
1973· 1973-09-29
1969· 1969-09-27
1967· 1967-09-23
1943· 1943-09-25
1934· 1934-10-13
1932· 1932-10-01
1921· 1921-10-15
Show all 13 titles
1920· 1920-10-02

Top Companies

12 companies
1Altria Group
$115B
Public
2Dominion Energy
$57B
Public
3Markel Group
$22B
Public
4Estes Express Lines
$17B
Private
5Performance Food Group
$15B
Public
6CarMax
$9B
Public
7Kinsale Capital Group
$8B
Public
8NewMarket Corp
$8B
Public
9Atlantic Union Bankshares
$6B
Public
10Brink's
$5B
Public
11Indivior PLC
$4B
Public
12Genworth Financial
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $276B across 14 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA purchase-only index for Richmond, VA, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0100200300400500200020102020
One year
One year +1.8%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +55.4%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +96.6%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −32.3%
2007Q2 to 2012Q1

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Richmond • Art

Sound of Richmond

#60 by artist origin · combined 72.4 (US 10 / UK 6) · signature decade 1950s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Chris Brown, D'Angelo, Tommy Edwards, Jason Mraz, Oliver Anthony Music, Trey Songz

Number-one singles by Richmond artists6

Rich Men North of Richmond

Oliver Anthony Music

US2023

Freaky Friday

Chris Brown

UK2018

Turn Up the Music

Chris Brown

UK2012

Kiss Kiss

Chris Brown

US2007

Run It!

Chris Brown

US2005

It's All in the Game

Tommy Edwards

UK / US1958

Screen of Richmond

#54 by film pedigree · score 79.8 · 13 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Warren Beatty, Shirley MacLaine, Joseph Cotten, Frank McCarthy, William J. Reiter

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#280

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Richmond International Airport

Sandston • 3 - International