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Richmond Academy of Medicine
Richmond Academy of Medicine is a historic medical library building in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1931–32, and is a two-story, five bay square, brick and concrete Georgian Revival style building.
About Richmond
Capital city of Virginia, United StatesRichmond (, RITCH-mənd) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 at the 2020 census. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.37 million residents, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Virginia and 44th-largest in the United States. Richmond is located at the James River's fall line. Richmond was an important village in the Powhatan Confederacy and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown from 1609 to 1611. Founded in 1737, it replaced Williamsburg as the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in …
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How Richmond ranks
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Housing in Richmond
The typical Richmond home is worth about $365,000, up 2.6% in a year, 12% below the Virginia typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Richmond
Safety Grade D
Richmond reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 33%.
Work & commute in Richmond
Full picture →About one in 3 of Richmond’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Innsbrook (3%), Mechanicsville (2%) and Short Pump (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Richmond
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 49% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 70% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Richmond
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Richmond
Full climate →Richmond has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Richmond
All Richmond schools →School Grade D-
The public schools Richmond’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 100% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Richmond is a college town
Colleges →of Richmond’s residents are enrolled in college. Virginia Commonwealth University has about 25,603 students on campus, and 3 more colleges are in town.
Richmond’s library
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