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49,183 people live in this town, settled in 1835.
Tuckahoe’s strongest subject is health — it is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. Incomes are a strength too — the median household earns $102K. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $463K, 5.3 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. The overall grade comes out at B, 152nd of 249 in Virginia. Nationally, it does better than just over three fifths of U.S. towns. This Virginia town is home to Lotus Professional College. The town has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Tuckahoe and Bellona Arsenal. 57% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Tuckahoe beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Tuckahoe | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 11.1% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Tuckahoe is from typical.
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Census counts: 39,868 in 1980, 48,051 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 6 maps from 1936 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tuckahoe. Close and well known come first.
8 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
19 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
7 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
9 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
9 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
7 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Fine Arts411K visitors a yearHollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Tuckahoe 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 Tuckahoe.
12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Tuckahoe. Of 32 CDC measures, Tuckahoe beats the Virginia average on 11 and trails it on 1. In Tuckahoe, 30% of adults have obesity, and 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Tuckahoe | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Tuckahoe | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of its 14 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to the Henrico County Public Schools. 6 public schools serve Tuckahoe, with 3,467 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckahoe MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,114 | B+ |
| Douglas S. Freeman HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,881 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 21,182 working residents takes 21.1 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Among workers in Tuckahoe, 25% work from home. Most working residents leave Tuckahoe for work: only 6% work in town. Its average commute is 21 minutes.
| Tuckahoe | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 17% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Tuckahoe, the FEMA hazard score is 23 of 100. The town has had 108 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 16%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Tuckahoe Creek Park, at 162 acres. 9.4 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Tuckahoe comes to 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Tuckahoe | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cheswick Park | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| 2. Bandy Field Nature Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 3. Tuckahoe Creek Park | — | 162 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On the market in Tuckahoe: a median 13 days to sell. In Tuckahoe, 64% of households live in a home they own. Bidding over the asking price: 53% of homes sold here.
| Tuckahoe | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,536 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Tuckahoe
About 5 of every 100 Tuckahoe residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Tuckahoe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Tuckahoe on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Virginia
Tuckahoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. It is an affluent suburb to the west of Richmond. The population of Tuckahoe was 48,049 at the 2020 census. It is named after the area's history as the site of Thomas Randolph's Tuckahoe Plantation which still stands along the James River.
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2 towns share a border with Tuckahoe.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckahoe | #152 | B | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| Richmond | #236 | D | C− | D | D− | B− |
| Short Pump | #119 | B+ | D | — | C+ | A+ |
Tuckahoe and Short Pump report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Tuckahoe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Tuckahoe grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #152 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $463,000, 12% above the Virginia typical home.
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