Rent vs buy in Midlothian & Robious

Richmond, VA · ZIP 23113 · computed from 66 active listings within about 1.5 miles on August 19, 2026

The market right now

• 1-bedroom: $1,680/mo median rent
• 4-bedroom: $2,800/mo median rent

2-bedroom, 3-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 6 2-bed, 23 3-bed, 22 4-bed, 10 5-bed, 4 6-bed. 66 of them sit inside 23113 itself.

Rent medians over 13 active rental listings in 23113.

What buying takes

• 2-bedroom: $384,290 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 3-bedroom: $511,900 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 4-bedroom: $681,975 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 5-bedroom: $939,900 median list price (market context, not the basis)

All-in monthly to own: $2,251 for a 2-bedroom, $2,055 for a 3-bedroom - mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and any HOA carried.

The roommate math nobody shows you

A matched 2-bedroom here runs about $2,251 a month to own on the homes the engine actually matches here, typically around $262,833. Split two ways, that is about $1,201 per person. Qualifying for the same home solo takes roughly $75,000 a year at the standard 36 percent lender cap: rent splits between people, a mortgage qualification does not.

Midlothian and Robious, measured

$1,680 a month is the median one-bedroom rent across 23113, drawn from active listings rather than a regional average. Renters along Robious Road pay near the top of the Richmond metro range.

66 homes are for sale inside the ZIP and 66 within roughly 1.5 miles. The one-bedroom slice is too small to average into a price, so no matched purchase figure appears above it.

$1,201 a month each is the two-person cost of a matched two-bedroom in Midlothian and Robious, against income near $75,000 for one buyer alone on the same address.

Keep exploring

• Downtown Richmond · own from about $1,704/mo
• The Fan & VCU · own from about $1,678/mo
• Carytown & Museum District · own from about $1,902/mo
• Northside & Highland Park
• Church Hill & East End
• All Richmond, VA neighborhoods
• Introducing LeaseLens: how the rent-vs-buy math actually works

Common questions

Can roommates buy together in Midlothian & Robious?

Splitting a 2-bedroom two ways runs about $1,201 per person each month, while qualifying for the same home solo takes roughly $75,000 of annual income at the standard 36 percent lender cap.

Run it on your actual lease

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 August 19, 2026.

How these numbers are computed

Every figure comes from the same engine that powers the LeaseLens comparison, run over live inventory in 23113: 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.