Colonial Heights city
Virginia

What stands out

What stands out about Colonial Heights city: the restaurant count per person is in the top 2% of American counties (2.3 per 1,000), home internet speed is in the top 4% of American counties (302 Mbps), and the overdose death rate is in the top 12% of American counties (32 per 100,000). Within Virginia it ranks 7th of 125 counties for the restaurant count per person.

Where you are

You live in Colonial Heights city, Virginia. 18,158 people live here with you. The population grew 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +147).

Virginia has a graduated income tax with a 5.75% top rate that begins at just $17,000 of income, so most residents pay near the top rate. It does not tax Social Security and allows an age deduction of up to $12,000 for residents 65 and over. Northern Virginia's federal and defense economy produces incomes closer to the Washington suburbs of Maryland than to the rest of the state. Localities levy annual property tax on vehicles.

Money

The typical household here brings in $72,216 a year, higher than 78% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $43,347. Unemployment runs 3.2%, lower than 57% of American counties. 8% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 23 minutes each way.

Virginia takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,895 a year.

Home

The median home costs $286K, pricier than 66% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,067 a month. Property tax is 0.96% of home value, roughly $2,117 a year on that median home, higher than 57% of American counties. 66% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 67% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 32 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 72.5 years, shorter than 83% of American counties. There are 51 active physicians in the county, about 28.1 per 10,000 people. 8.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.09 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 63% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 25 points. 70% of eligible voters turned out. Under Virginia law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is legal with limits, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 59°F, highs near 69 and lows near 48, warmer than 63% of American counties. About 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 12 out of 100, safer than 88% of American counties; the county has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 302 Mbps down, faster than 96% of American counties. For a night or a weekend out: 2.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.