Living in Sandston

In Sandston, unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

Residents of Sandston numbered 7,779 at the end of 2020. Sandston had an unemployment rate of 4.14% at the end of 2024. Sandston was home to 530 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Population7,779people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,183EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,119EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.14%country median 4.6% — 9% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.34µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Sandston?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,156 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,119 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Sandston a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Student38%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 27–49%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–69%

Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 530 of 7,779 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Sandston is 4.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Sandston 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,183 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.14 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sandston?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,278of €2,515 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,515
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,156
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,278

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sandston. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sandston. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	429.9 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sandston when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Sandston's nearest airport was RIC, 2 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	2 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	RIC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sandston. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sandston.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Sandston's monthly mean temperatures were 3.5°C in January and 26.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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9°-2°

11°-1°

15°3°

21°8°

25°13°

30°18°

32°21°

31°20°

27°16°

22°9°

16°4°

11°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

118

111

125

117

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Sandston is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Sandston 6.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.34 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.8 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 15.3 · Apr 21.4 · May 25.4 · Jun 29.8 · Jul 32 · Aug 30.8 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 15.8 · Dec 10.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 8 · May 13.2 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.5 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 14.7 · May 19.3 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 81.9 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 101.7 · Apr 80.7 · May 101.6 · Jun 117.8 · Jul 110.9 · Aug 124.6 · Sep 117.1 · Oct 86 · Nov 77.8 · Dec 89.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.34 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,156 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	15 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.5 °C, Hitachi-Naka (Japan) ±1.6 °C, Katsuta (Japan) ±1.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.8 °C, Aizu-Wakamatsu (Japan) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Sandston spanned 25.6 km² at the end of 2025. Sandston's population density measured 289.6 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	25.55 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	7.16 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	530 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	289.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	7,779 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Sandston

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Lakeside as a Sandston alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 1.6% Lakeside vs 4.1% Sandston−61%
Median gross pay, city: €4,026 Lakeside vs €3,183 Sandston+26%
Foreign residents: 10.5% Lakeside vs 7.2% Sandston+47%
Residents: 12,203 Lakeside vs 7,779 Sandston+57%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Lakeside vs 6.3 µg/m³ Sandston+10%

Full comparison More about Lakeside

North Bethesda as a Sandston alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 169 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.2% Sandston+376%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 7,779 Sandston+544%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,183 Sandston+92%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.1% Sandston−12%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.3 µg/m³ Sandston−7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Sandston

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Richmond Commuting Zone · 10.8 km away

Salary: 3,506 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Highland Springs 2.7 km away

Rent: 1,172 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,946 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

East Highland Park 8.9 km away

Rent: 1,218 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,353 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mechanicsville 11.2 km away

Rent: 1,593 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,116 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bensley 14.1 km away

Rent: 1,144 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,357 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Chamberlayne 16.1 km away

Rent: 1,120 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,021 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lakeside 17.1 km away

Rent: 1,257 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,026 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Is Sandston part of Richmond?

Sandston is in the published commuting zone of Richmond; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Richmond city profile

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Sandston?

The unemployment rate is 4.14 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Sandston?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.34 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Sandston?

The published population is 7,779 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Sandston?

530 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Sandston a good place to live?

Sandston may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Sandston part of Richmond?

Sandston is in the published commuting zone of Richmond; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sandston?

Richmond, Highland Springs, Fort Lee, East Highland Park, Mechanicsville are near Sandston. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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