Is East Highland Park a good place to live?
East Highland Park’s weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Where it does best is hazard risk (A+). Walkability is another plus — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 71% of U.S. towns. At about $229K, a typical home costs 2.6 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. The overall grade comes out at C+, 192nd of 249 in Virginia. That leaves it better than 38% of U.S. towns. 17% of the land locally is conserved, above both Virginia’s towns (4.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Woodland Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
How East Highland Park grades
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What makes East Highland Park stand out
Where East Highland Park beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave East Highland Park for work
Where East Highland Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Highland Park.
East Highland Park has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Richmond and beyond.
Natural hazards: very low risk in East Highland Park, mostly inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in East Highland Park since 2004. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 43% come from inland flooding and 21% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, East Highland Park’s schools trail 59% of Virginia districts
Of its 6 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Armstrong High, with 709 students. The public schools here belong to the Henrico County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvie ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 497 | D− |
| Armstrong HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 709 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Most people working in East Highland Park commute elsewhere
East Highland Park has 2,155 jobs for its 7,270 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Since 2014, East Highland Park has added 152 jobs, to 2,155 in 2024. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s median household income is put at $65,000. The top destinations are Richmond (25%), Mechanicsville (4%) and Innsbrook (3%).
| East Highland Park | Typical Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5% | 7.9% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
East Highland Park stands out in Virginia and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
The share of adults in East Highland Park who report frequent physical distress is 14%. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than East Highland Park. Against the Virginia average, East Highland Park comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14.
| East Highland Park | Typical Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | East Highland Park | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Highland Park has set aside 17.4% of its land for conservation
In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.1 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Meadowview Park, at 584 acres. The density of trails in East Highland Park is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vawter Street Park | 0.3 mi | 258 |
| 2. Hidden Creek Park | 0.3 mi | 32 |
| 3. Meadowview Park | — | 584 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and hot summers in East Highland Park
For East Highland Park, the typical July afternoon high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in East Highland Park sells for about $310K at the median
At 2.6 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. 61.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.5% across Virginia.
East Highland Park’s rent at the middle of the market works out to $1,318 a month. 33% of the homes sold in East Highland Park went for more than their asking price. Homes sold in East Highland Park spent a median 13 days on the market.
| East Highland Park | Typical Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,318 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Highland Park
Hollywood Cemetery and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Highland Park. Close and well known come first.
5 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
18 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
4 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
4 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
4 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
5 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Fine Arts411K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to East Highland Park: who provides what
East Highland Park is unincorporated, so Henrico County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of East Highland Park
About 7 of every 100 East Highland Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
About East Highland Park
Census-designated place in Virginia
East Highland Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,131 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 9.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 200 ft
East Highland Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with East Highland Park.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Highland Park | #192 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Mechanicsville | #61 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Richmond | #236 | D | C− | D | D− | B− |
| Highland Springs | #204 | C | B− | — | C+ | C− |
East Highland Park, Mechanicsville and Highland Springs report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Highland Park with a neighbor →
Questions about East Highland Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Highland Park, VA a good place to live?
East Highland Park grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #192 of 249 in Virginia. It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Is East Highland Park, VA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $229,000, 44% below the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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