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Brandermill vs Midlothian

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (2.4× in Brandermill) and typical home built (14 yrs in Brandermill).

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Brandermill, VAAn outdoors townVirginia · 13,730 people
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Midlothian, VAKnown for its schoolsVirginia · 19,120 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BrandermillAn outdoors town
Outdoors#45 most trails in VA12 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Schools#78 for schools in VAof 219 towns HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Brandermill →
MidlothianKnown for its schools
Schools#55 for schools in VAof 219 towns Outdoors#93 most walkable in VA5.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Midlothian →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2.4×
Brandermill has more miles of trail
Brandermill 12.2 miMidlothian 5.1 mi
Typical home built14 yrs
Brandermill’s homes are older
Midlothian 2001Brandermill 1987
Jobs per worker+57%
Brandermill is more of a job hub
Brandermill 1.10Midlothian 0.70
Bachelor’s degree++9 pts
More adults in Midlothian have a degree
Midlothian 58.1%Brandermill 49.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Midlothian

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brandermill$2,220/mo
Typical home $376K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,782/mo · Housing →
Midlothian$2,780/mo
Typical home $471K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $1,760/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Midlothian and Brandermill.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Brandermill and Midlothian share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BrandermillMidlothianBrandermillMidlothian
Brandermill ↔ Midlothian3.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
162 Midlothian residents work in Brandermill (1.9% of its workers)
118 Brandermill residents work in Midlothian (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Midlothian →
Report cards

Midlothian places higher on 13 of 19 VA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B−BrandermillBetter than 49% of districts in the state B−MidlothianBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
A−BrandermillHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns AMidlothianHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns
4Brandermill
13Midlothian

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 216 towns #45#143 Most conserved landOutdoors · 243 towns #226#175 Most walkableOutdoors · 255 towns #59#93 Best schoolsSchools · 219 towns #78#55 Lowest obesityHealth · 255 towns #126#103 Most educatedPeople · 255 towns #105#83 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 255 towns #150#129 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 255 towns #34#14

Left end = #1 in Virginia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Brandermill’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BrandermillMidlothian
Snow a year10″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th25th
Outdoors & history
BrandermillMidlothian
Trails12 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.3%2.1%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—19
Community
BrandermillMidlothian
Library hours a week—60 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BrandermillMidlothian
People
Population 13,730Lowest 19,120Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2% VA: +7.9% —
Median age 42.8±2.1Highest 10% above VA 41.8±1.9Lowest 7% above VA
Brandermill and Midlothian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.4%±3.7Lowest VA: 21.7% 23.2%±3.4Highest VA: 21.7%
Midlothian and Brandermill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±2.2Highest VA: 16.7% 20.3%±2Lowest VA: 16.7%
Brandermill and Midlothian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.1%Lowest VA: 42.2% 58.1%Highest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.7Lowest VA: 6.9% 5.2%±1.2Highest VA: 6.9%
Midlothian and Brandermill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,396±$8kLowest 15% above VA $110,084±$8kHighest 18% above VA
Midlothian and Brandermill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $376,000±$14kLowest about the VA average $408,500±$15kHighest 6% above VA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,782±$60Highest 13% above VA $1,760±$68Lowest 11% above VA
Brandermill and Midlothian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,944Lowest 6% above VA $3,251Highest 17% above VA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.6%±8.2Lowest VA: 48.5% 58%±14.1Highest VA: 48.5%
Midlothian and Brandermill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.8%Highest VA: 9.9% 3.2%Lowest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Lowest VA: 67.3% 73.5%Highest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 3 yrs newer than VA 2001Highest 17 yrs newer than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 7% below VA 24 minLowest 11% below VA
Work from home 20.5%±4.2Lowest VA: 18.3% 21.6%±3.6Highest VA: 18.3%
Midlothian and Brandermill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Highest 0.70Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Richmond (19%)Richmond (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Midlothian2% work in Brandermill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miHighest 5.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.3Highest 80.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #78 of 219 in VA#55 of 219 in VA
School district Chesterfield County Public SchoolsChesterfield County Public Schools
High school in town Clover Hill HighMidlothian High
Students per teacherat that high school 15.1Lowest 15.9Highest
Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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