Livability Score

74
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities A+

There are lots of amenities close to this location.
Coffee (0) A+
Urban Hang Suite
Coffee Shop
Lift Coffee Shop
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Espresso Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Richmond on Broad Cafe
Coffee Shop
ICA Café
Coffee Shop
The Lab by Alchemy Coffee
Coffee Shop
Simply Tea
Coffee Shop
Bleecker St.
Coffee Shop
Cafe Ole
Coffee Shop
Sefton Coffee Company
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Harrison Street Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Sugar Shack Donuts
Coffee Shop
821 Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe
Coffee Shop
Shockoe Espresso & Roastery
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Lamplighter Roasting Company
Coffee Shop
Greenbriar Cafe and Coffeehouse
Coffee Shop
Rostov's Coffee & Tea
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (0) A+
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Museum
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Museum
Hippodrome Theater
Theatre Arts
ART 180
Theatre Arts
The Richmond Coliseum
Stadium
Edit: An Art Gallery for Good
Art Gallery
Coalition Theater
Theatre Arts
The Mix Gallery
Art Gallery
Virginia Repertory Theatre
Theatre Arts
The November Theatre
Theatre Arts
Visual Art Studio
Art Gallery
Ghostprint Gallery
Art Gallery
Gallery 23
Art Gallery
Elegba Folklore Society
Theatre Arts
105 Gallery
Art Gallery
Quirk Gallery
Art Gallery
SEDIMENT ARTS
Art Gallery
Godfrey's
Nightclub
Sandman Comedy Club
Theatre Arts
The National
Theatre Arts
Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University
Theatre Arts
John Marshall House
Museum
Richmond CenterStage
Theatre Arts
The Valentine
Museum
Museum of the Confederacy
Museum
Food and Drink (0) A+
The Rogue Gentlemen
Bar
Die Tueffel Club
Bar
Ray's Dog House
Fast Food
R C C Market & Deli
Deli
Gallery5
Bar
Switch
Bar
Nick's Produce & International Food Market
Deli
Charm School
Sweets
Subway
Fast Food
Liberty Bar
Bar
Barcode
Bar
Domino's
Fast Food
Dunkin'
Fast Food
Jimmy John's
Fast Food
BoDillaz Famous Quesadillas
Fast Food
City Hall Deli Shops
Deli
McDonald's
Fast Food
Jersey Mike's Subs
Fast Food
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Fast Food
Panera Bread
Fast Food
Five Guys
Fast Food
Qdoba
Fast Food
Chipotle
Fast Food
Raising Cane's
Fast Food
Cold Stone Creamery
Sweets
Fitness (1) A+
Club 533
Community Centre
Calhoun Community Center
Community Centre
Virginia Health Information
Gym
Resource Workforce Center
Community Centre
Gold's Gym
Gym
Pilates Fitness Studio
Gym
Sweat
Gym
Fighting Gravity Fitness
Gym
Tread Happy
Gym
X-Team Fitness
Gym
ReDefineRVA Personal Training Studio
Gym
Sacred Heart Center
Community Centre
The Barre Boutique
Gym
Ashtanga Yoga
Gym
The Weight Room
Gym
Crunch Fitness
Gym
Boys & Girls Club of Metro Richmond
Community Centre
Northside YMCA
Gym
4025 Yoga
Gym
Yoga Six
Gym
Side by Side Richmond Youth Center
Community Centre
Frank J. Thornton YMCA Aquatic Center
Gym
Tuckahoe Woman's Club
Community Centre
BOHO
Gym
Planet Fitness
Gym
Groceries (0) C-
Blue Nile Market
Grocery Store
Urban Farmhouse VCU
Grocery Store
Mo's Sweet Minis
Bakery
Kroger
Grocery Store
Fine Food Market
Grocery Store
Community Supermarket
Grocery Store
Whole Foods Market
Grocery Store
Antbear Bakery
Bakery
Whisk
Bakery
The Market at 25th
Grocery Store
Stuart's Fresh Catch
Seafood
Sub Rosa Bakery
Bakery
The Fancy Biscuit
Bakery
Shyndigz
Bakery
Farm Fresh
Grocery Store
Camden's Dogtown Market
Grocery Store
Robinson Street Market
Grocery Store
ALDI
Grocery Store
Oaxaca Latin Grocery Store
Grocery Store
Chimbo
Grocery Store
Food Lion
Grocery Store
Tokyo Market
Grocery Store
Patterson Mini-Market
Grocery Store
Gulfstream Seafood
Seafood
Stella's Grocery
Grocery Store
Parks (5) A+
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Park
Abner Clay Park
Park
Smith-Peters Parks
Park
Library Park
Park
Patterson Memorial Garden
Park
Monroe Park
Park
Capitol Square
Park
Lt Charles Bland, Sr Park (Triangle Park)
Park
Battery Park
Park
Kanawha Plaza
Park
Harrison Park
Park
Conrad Street Mini Park
Park
Oregon Hill Linear Park
Park
Pleasants Park
Park
Gambles Hill Park
Park
Sydney Park
Park
Lucks Field Playground
Park
Lombardy Park
Park
Brown's Island
Park
Grace Park
Park
Oregon Hill Park
Park
Jefferson Park
Park
Hotchkiss Park
Park
Holly Street Park
Park
Paradise Park
Park
Shops (1) A+
East Market & Pizza
Convenience Store
Muhammad Hair Care
Hairdresser
Dudley Optical Co Inc
Optician
Celebrity Barber Lounge
Hairdresser
1st Street Convenience
Convenience Store
Bond's Hairstyles
Hairdresser
Supreme Hair Styling Lounge
Hairdresser
Shakoor's Merchandise
Clothing
Tigers Eye Hair Studio
Hairdresser
Jahmal's Hair Salon
Hairdresser
Clippers
Hairdresser
Someday
Interior Decoration
Rosewood Clothing Co.
Clothing
Image Enchancement Center
Beauty
Progressive Barber Shop
Hairdresser
Serendipity
Clothing
Little Nomad
Clothing
Pop City
Clothing
It's a Man's World
Clothing
Pants Plus
Clothing
Chilalay
Clothing
68 Home
Florist
Anchor Studios
Furniture
Taylor's Barbershop
Hairdresser
707 Fine Clothing
Clothing
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Neighborhoods with high amenity scores:

1. Church Hill (A+)

2. Shockoe Bottom (A+)

3. Belle And Mayo Islands (A+)

4. Willow Lawn (A+)

5. Sauer's Gardens (A+)

commute A+

Of all people who commute, 36.3% take public transportation in Gilpin.
Public Transit Stops (0)
Stops & Stations A+
Arts District
Bus Stop
Arts District
Bus Stop
8th & Clay
Bus Stop
J
Bus Stop
I
Bus Stop
Oliver Hill & Hospital
Bus Stop
H
Bus Stop
Oliver Hill & Hospital
Bus Stop
G
Bus Stop
F
Bus Stop
E
Bus Stop
Transfer Plaza Bay E
Bus Stop
D
Bus Stop
C
Bus Stop
8th & Marshall
Bus Stop
B
Bus Stop
A
Bus Stop
Leigh & 11th, WB
Bus Stop
Fairfied Way at City Jail
Bus Stop
Mecklenburg & Wood
Bus Stop
Mecklenburg & Wood
Bus Stop
Leigh &11th, EB
Bus Stop
Flixbus
Bus Stop
9th & Marshall
Bus Stop
Main & Adams
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
36.3% A+
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Neighborhoods with high commute scores:

1. Church Hill North (A+)

2. Oakwood (A+)

3. Brookland Park (A+)

4. Reedy Creek (A+)

5. Cofer (A+)

cost of living A+

The cost of living in Gilpin is 101/100 - which is 8% lower than Virginia.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc. A+
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax A-
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Neighborhoods with high cost of living scores:

1. Brauers (A+)

2. Hillside Court (A+)

3. Whitcomb (A+)

4. Maury (A+)

5. Bellemeade (A+)

crime N/A

Gilpin crime rates are n/a per 100k, which is 100% lower than Virginia
Property Crime
0 crimes per 100k
Violent Crime
0 crimes per 100k
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Neighborhoods with high crime scores:

1. Broad Rock Sports Complex (A+)

2. Pine Camp (A+)

3. Powhite Park (A+)

4. Willow Oaks (A+)

5. Mary Munford (A+)

employment F

The median income in Gilpin is $13,677 - which is 79% lower than Virginia.
Med. Household Income
$13,677 F
Unemployment Rate
7.4% F
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Neighborhoods with high employment scores:

1. Stratford Hills (A+)

2. Southampton (A+)

3. Forest Hill Park (A+)

4. Carillon (A+)

5. Stadium (A+)

health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (0)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. A+
Dominion Medical Associates
Doctor
Fire Station Number 5
Fire Station
VCU Police
Police
Pediatric Dentistry
Dentist
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Richmond Dentistry for Children
Dentist
Richmond Police Headquarters
Police
Rite Aid
Pharmacy
Adult Outpatient Pavilion
Hospital
Richmond Fire Department Headquarters
Fire Station
West Grace Health Center
Clinic
Medical Arts Building
Doctor
Richmond City Sheriff's Office
Police
VCU Medical Center
Hospital
Richmond Health Center
Clinic
VCU Police Annex
Police
Richmond Police Department 4th Precinct
Police
Fire Station No. 6
Fire Station
VCU Police
Police
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
VCU Community Police Station
Police
Richmond Police Department Training Division
Police
NorthSide Hospital
Hospital
Fire Company Number 15
Fire Station
Fire Company Number 14
Fire Station
Air Quality
Median Air Quality C
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Neighborhoods with high health & safety scores:

1. Biotech And MCV District (A+)

2. Capitol District (A+)

3. Carver (A+)

4. Carytown (A+)

5. Central Office (A+)

housing N/A

Gilpin home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than Virginia
Home Price
n/a
Home Appreciation Rate
N/A
Home Affordability
N/A
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Neighborhoods with high housing scores:

1. Virginia Union (A+)

2. Hollywood Cemetery (A+)

3. Brookland Park (A+)

4. Worthington (A+)

5. Forest Hill Terrace (A+)

schools B+

The Gilpin graduation rate is 55% - which is 35% lower than Virginia
School Test Scores
75% B+
High School Grad. Rates
55% F
Elementary Schools (2) B-
Richmond Alternative School
Richmond Acceleration Program
Richmond Juvenile Detention Home
Richmond Preparatory Christian Academy
Virginia Treatment Ctr.
George W. Carver Elementary
Richmond Hospital Ep.
Metro Richmond Alternative Ed
Yvonne B. Miller High School
Maggie L. Walker Governor'S School
Overby-Sheppard Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
St Andrew'S School
Metropolitan Day School
Seven Hills School
Orchard House School
Binford Middle
J.E.B. Stuart Elementary
Coderva Regional High
Geara Group/Educational Developmental Center
Bellevue Elementary
William Fox Elementary
George Mason Elementary
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School
Woodville Elementary
High Schools (1) A+
Richmond Alternative School
Virginia Treatment Ctr.
Richmond Hospital Ep.
Yvonne B. Miller High School
Open High
Metropolitan Day School
Richmond Community High
Geara Group/Educational Developmental Center
Armstrong High
Franklin Military Academy
Amelia Street Special Education
Benedictine College Preparatory
St Gertrude High School
Richmond Academy
John Marshall High
Thomas Jefferson High
Church Hill Academy
The New Community School
Henrico High
Richmond Career Education And Employment (Charter School)
George Wythe High
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Neighborhoods with high education scores:

1. Jackson Ward (A+)

2. Biotech And MCV District (A+)

3. Gambles Hill (A+)

4. Colonial Place (A+)

5. Malvern Gardens (A+)

ratings F

Gilpin has an overall rating of 9% from 2 reviews.
User Reviews (1)
From AreaVibes F
User Surveys (1)
From AreaVibes F
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Neighborhoods with high user rating scores:

1. The Fan (A+)

2. Stratford Hills (A+)

3. Carytown (A+)

4. Woodland Heights (A+)

5. Chimborazo (A+)

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Gilpin - a reject. 0.5 rating By pagemike ( May 06, 2022) I could not ignore the grievous error that was made by rating the Gilpin district of Richmond as 88 for overall livability. Ever since I moved to Richmond (1986) Gilpin has been a distressed, blighted slum adjacent to downtown Richmond. It competes every year as one of the most ...Read More dangerous places to live in the Richmond metro area. A quick check against Neighborhood Scout reveals that Gilpin's reputation for crime is still intact. Crime is not the only category that is misrepresented. For example: how can any neighborhood have housing costs 100% lower than surrounding locations? That would mean properties are free. It makes no sense. Amenities in Gilpin could only by rated A+ if you are including crack-houses and brothels. Obviously, someone at Areavibes did not do their homework.

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      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Gilpin? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
      Abner Clay Park
      Smith-Peters Parks
      Library Park
      Patterson Memorial Garden
      Monroe Park
      Capitol Square
      Lt Charles Bland, Sr Park (Triangle Park)

      Entertainment

      Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
      Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
      Hippodrome Theater
      ART 180
      The Richmond Coliseum
      Edit: An Art Gallery for Good
      Coalition Theater
      The Mix Gallery

      Food & Drink

      The Rogue Gentlemen
      Die Tueffel Club
      Ray's Dog House
      R C C Market & Deli
      Gallery5
      Switch
      Nick's Produce & International Food Market
      Charm School

      F Commute

      Is public transit available in Gilpin? Of all people who commute, 36.3% take public transportation in Gilpin.
      Drive to Work
      21%

      56% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      36%

      32% higher than the US average

      Walk to Work
      8%

      6% higher than the US average

      A+ Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Gilpin? The cost of living in Gilpin is 101/100 - which is 8% lower than Virginia.
      Gilpin
      101

      1% more expensive than average

      Richmond
      108

      8% more expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      Crime

      What is the crime rate in Gilpin? Gilpin crime rates are n/a, which are 100% lower than Virginia
      Total Crime
      n/a per 100k people

      100% lower than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in n/a

      100% lower than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      8%

      Year over year crime is up

      F Employment

      What is the median income in Gilpin? The median income in Gilpin is $13,677 which is 79% lower than Virginia.
      Median household income
      $13,67775% lower than the US average
      Income per capita
      $8,44272% lower than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      7%

      59% higher than the US average

      F Health & Safety

      Is Gilpin a healthy and safe place to live? No, there are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,

      Hospitals

      Adult Outpatient Pavilion
      Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Brook Road Campus
      Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center
      Richmond Community Hospital
      VCU Medical Center
      Chippenham Hospital
      Retreat Doctors' Hospital
      NorthSide Hospital

      Pharmacies

      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens
      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens
      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens
      Rite Aid
      Walgreens

      Doctors

      Medical Arts Building
      Dr. Michael S. Godin, MD
      Hamilton Family Practice
      Dominion Medical Associates
      Richmond Surgical Arts, Inc.

      Housing

      What are Gilpin home prices? Gilpin home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than Virginia
      Median home value
      n/a100% lower than the US average
      Median rent price
      n/a100% lower than the US average
      Home Ownership
      0%

      100% lower than the US average

      B+ Schools

      Does Gilpin have good schools? The Gilpin graduation rate is 55% - which is 35% lower than Virginia
      High school grad. rates
      55%

      33% lower than the US average

      School test scores
      75%

      55% higher than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      0:1

      100% lower than the US average

      F User Ratings

      Is Gilpin a good place to live? Gilpin has an overall rating of 9% from 2 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      9%

      2 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      10%

      1 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      8%

      1 total surveys

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