Richmond, Va.: A Smart Place to Retire
by Pat Mertz Esswein, Associate Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Jul 09, 2019
2 minutes
Population: 228,783
Cost of living: 95
Median home price: $258,000
College perk: Retirees can join Virginia Commonwealth University's Commonwealth Society for short courses, lecture series and travel opportunities.
Richmond is historic and southern, but it's anything but sleepy. Around town, you'll find a mix of magnolias and colorful murals, preppies in pastels and bohos with turquoise hair and tattoos. "One day, Richmond woke up and it was hip!" says
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