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    Short Pump ranks #9 of 45 Virginia cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (66/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.8% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $543,000
    +5.5% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,804
    per month
    Household income
    $132,194
    median
    Unemployment
    1.7%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Short Pump

    The median home value in Short Pump is $543,000 and median rent is $1,804 a month, against a median household income of $132,194. Homes cost about 4.1× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Short Pump crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Virginia the 2025 rate was 210 violent and 1,394 property crimes per 100,000 people — #33 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Short Pump, VA

    Short Pump has about 28,177 residents, 1.7% unemployment and 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Short Pump with

    Short Pump vs Virginia BeachShort Pump vs ChesapeakeShort Pump vs ArlingtonShort Pump vs NorfolkShort Pump vs RichmondShort Pump vs Newport NewsShort Pump vs AlexandriaShort Pump vs Hampton

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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