Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 17,551 people live in this town, in Virginia.
A strong record with one exception. Its strongest is incomes: the median household earns $93K. Glen Allen’s overall grade of B puts it better than 60% of U.S. towns, 156th of 249 in Virginia. Add health to its strengths: residents are healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost of living (C) — the typical home is worth about $513K, 5.9 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. The town has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Virginia Randolph Cottage and Meadow Farm. The biggest park or preserve is Glover Park, at 197 acres. 25% of workers work from home locally, where Virginia’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 11%.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Glen Allen beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Glen Allen | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 11.1% |
Where Glen Allen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Glen Allen is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Virginia Randolph Cottage is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 6,202 in 1980, 16,187 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 6 maps from 1936 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glen Allen. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
9 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
8 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
9 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
9 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
8 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Fine Arts411K visitors a yearKings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, 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
Glen Allen 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Glen Allen.
The share of adults in Glen Allen who binge drink: 14%. Glen Allen: a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Glen Allen | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Glen Allen | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to the Henrico County Public Schools. One of its 7 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public school enrollment in Glen Allen: 1,125 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 649 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Expected losses in Glen Allen break down as 58% from inland flooding and 18% from earthquakes. On expected storm and flood damage, Glen Allen sits below just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 5 claims here since 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most workers, Glen Allen is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. This Virginia town had 4,928 jobs in 2023, down 497 from 2013. The top destinations are Richmond (19%), Innsbrook (5%) and Laurel (3%).
| Glen Allen | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes sold in Glen Allen spent a median 18 days on the market. Zillow values the typical Glen Allen home at about $513,000, up 1.4% in a year, 24% above the Virginia typical home. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,804 a month.
| Glen Allen | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,804 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 27°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Across 11 parks and preserves: 2.0 miles of trail. The trail network density for Glen Allen comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 11, covering 315 acres.
| Glen Allen | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glover Park | 0.5 mi | 197 |
| 2. RF&P Park | 0.4 mi | 18 |
| 3. Walkerton Tavern | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For adults 25 and older in Glen Allen, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 46%. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Virginia average. The age of the median resident here is 40.1 years.
| Glen Allen | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 44% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.3, men 38.0.
| Glen Allen | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.3% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.7% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
10 within 15 miles of the center of Glen Allen
About 4 of every 100 Glen Allen residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
5 places in Glen Allen on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Glen Allen.
Census-designated place in Virginia
Glen Allen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,187 as of the 2020 Census, up from 14,774 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Glen Allen.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen | #156 | B | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Laurel | #176 | B− | C | — | C+ | B |
| Chamberlayne | #147 | B | B | — | C+ | B+ |
Glen Allen, Laurel and Chamberlayne report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Glen Allen with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Glen Allen grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #156 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Zac Jones and Brian Ownby.
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