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Mechanicsville, VA vs Chester, VA

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- Chester has 0.5% more rainy days than Mechanicsville.
- Chester has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Mechanicsville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chester scores 1.4% better than Mechanicsville
 Mechanicsville, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall12  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1742443
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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