Rent vs buy in Mechanicsville & Atlee

Mechanicsville, VA · ZIP 23116 · computed from 66 active listings within about 1.5 miles on September 4, 2026

The market right now

• 3-bedroom: $2,400/mo median rent
• 4-bedroom: $2,700/mo median rent

2-bedroom and 5-bedroom rentals are not shown: fewer than 5 active listings, too few to publish a median from.

66 homes actively for sale within about 1.5 miles, spanning 5 2-bed, 33 3-bed, 23 4-bed, 5 5-bed. 65 of them sit inside 23116 itself.

Rent medians over 15 active rental listings in 23116.

What buying takes

• 2-bedroom: $541,500 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 3-bedroom: $445,000 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 4-bedroom: $549,950 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 5-bedroom: $630,000 median list price (market context, not the basis)

All-in monthly to own: $2,191 for a 3-bedroom - mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and any HOA carried.

Keep exploring

• Downtown Richmond · own from about $2,056/mo
• The Fan & VCU · own from about $1,987/mo
• Carytown & Museum District
• Northside & Highland Park
• Church Hill & East End
• All Richmond, VA neighborhoods
• Introducing LeaseLens: how the rent-vs-buy math actually works

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These figures describe a typical renter. Upload your lease and LeaseLens computes the same comparison on your real rent, income, and savings, then watches the market for you.

Data updated September 4, 2026.

How these numbers are computed

Every figure comes from the same engine that powers the LeaseLens comparison, run over live inventory in 23116: rent medians from active rental listings, ownership costs from the engine's top-matched-homes construction, and the crossover year from its 30-year net worth projection. The reference buyer is a solo renter with good credit, a $100k income, 20 percent down, and cash covering the close. Your own lease and finances will move every number, which is what the full comparison is for.