Thursday, December 16, 2010

FW vs. RVA: The Numbers

Because you can't be married to an economist — especially one who works for HUD — and not have an appreciation for statistics....

Rankings (2009 estimate)*
FW: 17th largest city in U.S. (Dallas, which is 25 minutes away, is 9th)
RVA: 103rd largest city in U.S.

Population*
FW: 727,575 (2006 estimate)
RVA: 204,451 (2009 estimate)

Elevation
FW: 216m
RVA: 166.45m

Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units*
FW: $71,100 (1999)
RVA: $87,300

Median Household Income*
FW: $37,074 (1999)
RVA: $36,968 (2008)

Mean Travel Time to Work*
FW: 24.6 minutes (The Dallas/Fort Worth area was just ranked one of the worst cities for a commute. Read more here.)
RVA: 22.1 minutes (I'm going to take a guess and say this is as high as it is because so many people in RVA commute to NoVA and DC, not because of traffic.)

Land Area*
FW: 292 square miles
RVA: 60.07 square miles

Average Annual Snowfall
FW: 2.6 inches
RVA: 1 ft

*Data c/o U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 data unless otherwise noted. RVA refers to the city of Richmond only.

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