According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Meadowbrook has an overall cost of living index of 101 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Virginia, Meadowbrook has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Virginia's index of 106.
The standard of living in Meadowbrook ranks as #3,263 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Virginia. By definition, that implies Meadowbrook ranks as the #3,156 most expensive place in the Old Dominion.
Living Expense | Meadowbrook | Virginia | National Average | |
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Overall | 101 | 106 | 100 | |
Services | 105 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 91 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 105 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 98 | 131 | 100 | |
Transportation | 91 | 93 | 100 | |
Utilities | 103 | 96 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Virginia, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Meadowbrook | Virginia | United States |
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Median Home Value | $192,500 | $282,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,189 | $1,257 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $65,065 | $76,398 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.0x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Meadowbrook | Virginia |
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Shampoo | $0.97 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.73 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Meadowbrook | Virginia |
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Ground Beef | $3.61 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.05 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.58 | $2.05 |
Item | Meadowbrook | Virginia |
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Haircut | $21.36 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $44.43 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.85 | $2.34 |
Item | Meadowbrook | Virginia |
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Potatoes | $3.16 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.13 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.82 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $116.2 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $139.74 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $99.4 | $99.13 |
Item | Meadowbrook | Virginia |
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Gasoline | $2.01 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $46.7 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $176.41 | $167.67 |
Phone | $177.97 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Meadowbrook |
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Richmond, VA | 229,233 | 99 | 1.0x |
Mechanicsville, VA | 37,141 | 107 | 1.1x |
Short Pump, VA | 27,385 | 125 | 1.2x |
Chester, VA | 22,098 | 101 | 1.0x |
Bon Air, VA | 17,599 | 106 | 1.0x |
Glen Allen, VA | 14,842 | 108 | 1.1x |
Brandermill, VA | 13,887 | 108 | 1.1x |
Manchester, VA | 11,814 | 100 | 1.0x |
Wyndham, VA | 11,656 | 139 | 1.4x |
Innsbrook, VA | 9,081 | 116 | 1.1x |