Livability Score

76
/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) C-
Lamplighter Roasting Company
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Blanchard's Coffee
Coffee Shop
North End Juice Co.
Coffee Shop
Black Hand Coffee Co
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Sugar Shack Donuts
Coffee Shop
Stir Crazy
Coffee Shop
Best Café
Coffee Shop
Zeus Gallery Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Capitol Market Cafe
Coffee Shop
Cartwheels and Coffee
Coffee Shop
Sugar & Twine
Coffee Shop
Capital One Café
Coffee Shop
Roastology
Coffee Shop
Branch and Vine
Coffee Shop
Harrison Street Cafe
Coffee Shop
Lamplighter Roasting Company
Coffee Shop
Rostov's Coffee & Tea
Coffee Shop
Nate's Bagels
Coffee Shop
The Lab by Alchemy Coffee
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Lamplighter Roasting Company
Coffee Shop
ICA Café
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (1) A+
Sports Backers Stadium
Stadium
Movieland
Cinema
Criterion Cinemas
Cinema
Studio Two Three
Art Gallery
River City Roll
Bowling Alley
Richmond Triangle Players
Theatre Arts
Children's Museum of Richmond
Museum
Science Museum of Virginia
Museum
The Dome at the Science Museum of Virginia
Cinema
The Jungle Room
Nightclub
Virginia Center for Architecture
Museum
Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
Byrd Theatre
Cinema
The Writing Room
Theatre Arts
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Theatre Arts
Page Bond Gallery
Art Gallery
Try-Me Gallery
Art Gallery
The Anderson
Art Gallery
Reynolds Gallery
Art Gallery
Shafer Street Playhouse
Theatre Arts
Uptown Gallery
Art Gallery
Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University
Theatre Arts
Altria Theater
Theatre Arts
City Stadium
Stadium
Food and Drink (2) A+
Black Lodge
Bar
Isley Brewing Company
Bar
Potbelly
Fast Food
Gelati Celesti
Sweets
Virago Spirits
Bar
Strangeways Brewing RVA-Scott's Addition
Bar
Buskey Cider
Bar
Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop
Bar
Play RVA
Bar
Virginia ABC
Alcohol
Hardee's
Fast Food
Bingo Beer Co.
Bar
Don't Look Back
Bar
McDonald's
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
The Broadberry
Bar
Sabai Jai Market
Fast Food
Arby's
Fast Food
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
Fast Food
Vinny's
Fast Food
Mr. Submarine
Fast Food
Popeyes
Fast Food
Captain D's
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Once Upon a Vine
Alcohol
Fitness (0) A+
The Weight Room
Gym
X-Team Fitness
Gym
Crunch Fitness
Gym
Side by Side Richmond Youth Center
Community Centre
Yoga Six
Gym
4025 Yoga
Gym
Tread Happy
Gym
The Barre Boutique
Gym
Ashtanga Yoga
Gym
ReDefineRVA Personal Training Studio
Gym
Fighting Gravity Fitness
Gym
Northside YMCA
Gym
Pilates Fitness Studio
Gym
Sweat
Gym
Unknown Name
Gym
Calhoun Community Center
Community Centre
Gold's Gym
Gym
Gold's Gym
Gym
Hot Yoga Barre
Gym
Tuckahoe Woman's Club
Community Centre
Club 533
Community Centre
Weinstein JCC
Community Centre
Resource Workforce Center
Community Centre
Virginia Health Information
Gym
Crunch Fitness
Gym
Groceries (0) C-
Stella's Grocery
Grocery Store
ALDI
Grocery Store
Oaxaca Latin Grocery Store
Grocery Store
Whole Foods Market
Grocery Store
Patterson Mini-Market
Grocery Store
Robinson Street Market
Grocery Store
Kroger
Grocery Store
Lidl
Grocery Store
Jean-Jacques Bakery
Bakery
Tokyo Market
Grocery Store
The Fresh Market
Grocery Store
Ellwood Thompson's Local Market
Grocery Store
Antbear Bakery
Bakery
Publix
Grocery Store
Shyndigz
Bakery
The Fancy Biscuit
Bakery
Mo's Sweet Minis
Bakery
Montana Gold Bread Company
Bakery
Urban Farmhouse VCU
Grocery Store
Kroger
Grocery Store
Gulfstream Seafood
Seafood
Kroger
Grocery Store
Fine Food Market
Grocery Store
Walmart Neighborhood Market
Grocery Store
Blue Nile Market
Grocery Store
Parks (2) A+
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Playground
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ARCpark
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
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Park
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Pollard Park
Park
Scuffletown Park
Park
Unknown Name
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Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Grace Park
Park
E. Clairborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
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Park
Meadow Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
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Playground
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Playground
Shops (4) A+
Wawa
Convenience Store
Check In Express
Convenience Store
Richmond Electric Supply
Home Improvement
Cort Furniture Rental
Furniture
Sheppard Street Antiques
Furniture
Janet Brown Interiors
Interior Decoration
Vogue Flower Market
Florist
Diversity Thrift
Clothing
Victorian Fireplace Shop
Interior Decoration
Braids And Dreds
Hairdresser
RVA Clippers
Hairdresser
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
Cashwell Appliance Parts
Electronics
Kangaroo Express
Convenience Store
Cabinets to Go
Furniture
Hungry Heart
Hairdresser
William Byrd Hotel Barber Shop
Hairdresser
American Freight
Electronics
Cleveland Market
Convenience Store
RJ's Barber Shop
Hairdresser
Serenity Boutique Salon
Beauty
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
Carytown Tobacco
Convenience Store
The Barking Lot
Pets
Goldy's
Convenience Store
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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, 1.0% take public transportation in The Diamond.
Public Transit Stops (1)
Stops & Stations A+
Greyhound Bus Station
Bus Station
FlixBus Richmond
Bus Stop
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Patterson + Malvern
Bus Stop
Grove and Meadow
Bus Stop
Patterson + Malvern
Bus Stop
Main & Boulevard
Bus Stop
Ellwood & Sheppard
Bus Stop
Ellwood & Belmont
Bus Stop
Main & Stafford
Bus Stop
Ellwood & Dooley
Bus Stop
Main & Rowland
Bus Stop
Cary & Boulevard
Bus Stop
Cary & Sheppard
Bus Stop
Cary & Robinson
Bus Stop
Unknown Name
Bus Stop
Cary & Belmont
Bus Stop
Unknown Name
Bus Stop
Cary & Addison
Bus Stop
Cary & McCloy
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
1.0% F
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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 B-

The cost of living in The Diamond is 107/100 - which is 2% lower than Virginia.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc. D
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 F

The Diamond crime rates are 5,578 per 100k, which is 189% higher than Virginia
Property Crime
5,106 crimes per 100k F
Violent Crime
472 crimes per 100k D-
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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 B+

The median income in The Diamond is $62,876 - which is 5% lower than Virginia.
Med. Household Income
$62,876 C-
Unemployment Rate
1.5% A+
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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 (1)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. A+
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Ambulance Station
Hermitage Home for the Aged
Nursing Home
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Panic Anxiety & Depression Center
Clinic
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Brook Road Campus
Hospital
Sheltering Arms
Clinic
Fire Company Number 10 and Rescue Company Number 2
Fire Station
Richmond Police Department Training Division
Police
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Brookdale Imperial Plaza
Nursing Home
Fire Company Number 14
Fire Station
Lafayette Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Richmond Police Department 4th Precinct
Police
Fire Company 18
Fire Station
Retreat Doctors' Hospital
Hospital
Fire Company Number 16
Fire Station
Coleman Dental Studio, LLC
Dentist
VCU Police
Police
Fire Company Number 12
Fire Station
Richmond Volunteer Rescue Squad
Ambulance Station
Baird Vascular Institute
Clinic
Patient First
Clinic
VCU Police Annex
Police
Walgreens
Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
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 A+

The Diamond home prices are $213,400 - which is 14% lower than Virginia
Home Price
$213,400 B+
Home Appreciation Rate
0% C
Home Affordability
3.4x (home price to income ratio) B-
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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 The Diamond graduation rate is 88% - which is 4% higher than Virginia
School Test Scores
N/A
High School Grad. Rates
88% B
Elementary Schools (4) A
Richmond Technical Center
Aspire Academy
The Governor'S Career And Technical Education Academy For St
Coderva Regional High
Seven Hills School
Linwood Holton Elementary
Thirteen Acres Special Education Center
Albert Hill Middle
Maggie L. Walker Governor'S School
Orchard House School
William Fox Elementary
Tuckahoe Montessori School
All Saints Catholic School
St Benedict School
Richmond Academy
Ginter Park Elementary
George W. Carver Elementary
The New Community School
J.E.B. Stuart Elementary
Binford Middle
Metropolitan Day School
John B. Cary Elementary
Henderson Middle
Richmond Acceleration Program
Mary Munford Elementary
High Schools (0) F
Thomas Jefferson High
Benedictine College Preparatory
St Gertrude High School
Richmond Academy
The New Community School
Metropolitan Day School
John Marshall High
Richmond Community High
Richmond Alternative School
The Faison School
Amelia Street Special Education
Open High
Yvonne B. Miller High School
Geara Group/Educational Developmental Center
Richmond Hospital Ep.
Virginia Treatment Ctr.
Henrico High
St Christopher'S School
St Catherines School
Armstrong 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+)

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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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The Diamond Area Facts

  • The Diamond has a Livability Score of 76/100, which is considered exceptional
  • The Diamond crime rates are 47% higher than the Richmond average
  • Cost of living in The Diamond is 1% lower than the Richmond average
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      A+ Amenities

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

      Parks

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      ARCpark
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      Entertainment

      Sports Backers Stadium
      Movieland
      Criterion Cinemas
      Studio Two Three
      River City Roll
      Richmond Triangle Players
      Children's Museum of Richmond
      Science Museum of Virginia

      Food & Drink

      Black Lodge
      Isley Brewing Company
      Potbelly
      Gelati Celesti
      Virago Spirits
      Strangeways Brewing RVA-Scott's Addition
      Buskey Cider
      Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in The Diamond? Of all people who commute, 1.0% take public transportation in The Diamond.
      Drive to Work
      76%

      1% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      1%

      3% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      7%

      5% higher than the US average

      B- Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in The Diamond? The cost of living in The Diamond is 107/100 - which is 2% lower than Virginia.
      The Diamond
      107

      7% more expensive than average

      Richmond
      108

      8% more expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      F Crime

      What is the crime rate in The Diamond? The Diamond crime rates are 5,578, which are 189% higher than Virginia
      Total Crime
      5,578 per 100k people

      140% higher than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 18

      140% higher than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      22%

      Year over year crime is up

      B+ Employment

      What is the median income in The Diamond? The median income in The Diamond is $62,876 which is 5% lower than Virginia.
      Median household income
      $62,87614% higher than the US average
      Income per capita
      $39,28232% higher than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      2%

      67% lower than the US average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is The Diamond a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are 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.

      A+ Housing

      What are The Diamond home prices? The Diamond home prices are $213,400 - which is 14% lower than Virginia
      Median home value
      $213,40016% higher than the US average
      Median rent price
      $1,27634% higher than the US average
      Home Ownership
      29%

      54% lower than the US average

      B Schools

      Does The Diamond have good schools? The The Diamond graduation rate is 88% - which is 4% higher than Virginia
      High school grad. rates
      88%

      6% higher than the US average

      School test scores
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      100% lower than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      0:1

      100% lower than the US average

      N/A User Ratings

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