The median income of the city is $25k and the average home price is $330k. You’re right — but the problem is not the cost of living, it’s the shockingly low median income for a city in such a great location with so much to offer its inhabitants. I’m not saying that it shouldn’t be frustrating for native Richmonders — I understand how it would be. I’m just saying it’s not objectively expensive in an era where there are a lot of high-earning remotely working individuals who routinely relocate to lower cost of living areas.