Living in Mechanicsville, VA
Suburb in Virginia
Mechanicsville is a suburb in Virginia, home to about 38,000 people, with 728,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Mechanicsville a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Dog-friendly: 13 dog parks within 9 mi
- Strong healthcare: 6 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Low taxes: about $2,198 state income tax per resident, 0.66% property tax
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 728,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Mechanicsville: common questions
What is the cost of living in Mechanicsville?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $388k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,070 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 98, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Mechanicsville?
Virginia collects about $2,198 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.66% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Mechanicsville safe?
Mechanicsville isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Mechanicsville?
Public schools in Mechanicsville test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Mechanicsville?
Mechanicsville has cool winters: winter days average around 50°F and summer days around 87°F, with roughly 9″ of snow a year.
Does Mechanicsville get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.28 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Mechanicsville?
The nearest major airport is RIC, about 9 mi away.
How Mechanicsville scores
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