Cost of living in East Highland Park, Virginia

East Highland Park, Virginia has about 15,265 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $229,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Henrico County is $1,651 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in East Highland Park. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Richmond, VA metro area, prices sit at 97.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not East Highland Park's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not East Highland Park's bill.

EIA does not publish a Virginia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Virginia shares this price.

Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 183 have higher typical rent than East Highland Park.