The
sixth best metro area for business opportunity
in Expansion Management’s “Mayor’s
Challenge” ranking, August 16, 2007.
The metro area with the
lowest foreclosure rate for the first
half of 2007, in a study by RealtyTrak, August 2007.
Ranked 27th of the nation's
361 metropolitan statistical areas for long-term economic
strength, by Policom Corporation in
2007.
Sixth of the top 50 medium
markets for relocating families (population
of 575,000 to 1,250,000) in a 2007 study from Primacy
Relocation and Worldwide ERC® in conjunction with
Bert Sperling’s BestPlaces.
Number 8 of the top 20
U.S. large metros for business attraction and recruitment
in Expansion Management, June 19, 2007.
One of North America's
top five large cities for best quality of life, human
resources, and development and investment promotion
in Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) magazine's "North
American Cities of the Future 2007/08" competition,
April/May 2007 issue.
One of the South's top
10 places for the creative class in
Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007.
A five-star metro area
for knowledge workers in Expansion Management,
April 12, 2007.
One of the nation's 20
best places for business and careers,
rated 14th among the 200 largest metro areas by Forbes,
April 5, 2007.
One of America's 50 Hottest
Cities for business expansions and relocations
in Expansion Management magazine's February 2007 issue.
Number 3 of the 20 hot
headquarters metros for the 21st century
in Business Facilities, Ranking Report, July 2005
One of the top 40 U.S.
real estate markets in the October 2006
issue of Expansion Management.
One of the top 18 emerging
golf retirement regions (rated 14th)
in Business Week, November 13, 2006.
A five-star metro area
for logistics operations in Expansion
Management and Logistics Today magazines in October
2006.
The twelfth most competitive
metro area (of the 50 largest U.S. metro
areas) in Beacon Hill Institute's Metro Area and State
Competitiveness Report 2005.
The sixth best metro area
to get a job (of the nation's 100 largest
metro areas), according to Forbes.com, July 19, 2006.
Number 26 of the nation's
50 "smart places to live"
in the June 2006 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
One of seven vacation
destinations for this summer that "won't
break the bank" in Money magazine, May 2006.
America's 14th best metropolitan
area for small business in Bizjournals.com,
January 2006.
A five-star business opportunity
metro in the July 2005 issue of Expansion
Management magazine.
Number 39 of the nation's
most unwired cities for wireless Internet
accessibility, according to Intel's 2005 survey.
| |
|
| Area |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2010 |
1999-2000 |
2000-2010 |
| City
of Richmond |
203,056 |
197,790 |
192,900 |
191,600 |
-2.6% |
-3.1% |
| Chesterfield |
209,274 |
259,903 |
281,300 |
316,000 |
24.2% |
21.6% |
| Hanover |
63,306 |
86,320 |
94,800 |
106,000 |
36.4% |
22.8% |
| Henrico |
217,881 |
262,300 |
279,600 |
301,000 |
20.4% |
14.8% |
| Greater
Richmond |
693,517 |
806,313 |
848,600 |
914,600 |
16.3% |
13.4% |
| Richmond
MSA |
949,244 |
1,096,957 |
1,153,000 |
1,233,300 |
15.6% |
12.4% |
| Virginia |
6,187,358 |
7,078,474 |
7,458,900 |
7,892,900 |
12.4% |
11.5% |
| Notes:
Greater Richmond includes the City of Richmond and
Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties. Richmond-Petersburg
MSA includes these localities plus the cities of
Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and the
counties of Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland,
Dinwiddie, Goochland, King and Queen, King William,
Louisa, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George and Sussex.
Sources:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census;
University of Virginia, Weldon Cooper Center for
Public Service (estimates); and Virginia Employment
Commission (projections)
|
Greater
Richmond’s climate provides four distinct
seasons but is more moderate than locations further
north or south.
|
Richmond
Temperature |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
| Avg.
Temperature |
35.7 |
38.7 |
48.0 |
57.3 |
66.0 |
73.9 |
78.0 |
76.8 |
70.0 |
58.6 |
49.6 |
40.1 |
57.7 |
| Avg.
Max Temperature |
45.7 |
49.2 |
59.5 |
70.0 |
77.8 |
85.1 |
88.4 |
87.1 |
80.9 |
70.7 |
61.3 |
50.2 |
68.8 |
| Avg.
Min Temperature |
25.7 |
28.1 |
36.3 |
44.6 |
54.2 |
62.7 |
67.5 |
66.4 |
59.0 |
46.5 |
37.9 |
29.9 |
46.6 |
| Days
with Max Temp of 90°F or Higher |
0.0 |
0.0 |
<0.5 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
4.0 |
<0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
42.0 |
| Days
with Min Temp Below Freezing |
21.0 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
<0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
84.0 |
|
