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Mechanicsville, VA vs Chester, VA

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- The average commute for residents of Chester is 3.4% longer than it is for residents of Mechanicsville.
- 15.3% more residents of Chester work from home compared to residents of Mechanicsville.
 Mechanicsville, VAChester, VAUnited States
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 Mechanicsville, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)84.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk0.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.7%9.7%
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 Mechanicsville, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock3.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.23.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock10.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%2.9%
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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