Rent vs buy in Tuckahoe & Gayton

Richmond, VA · ZIP 23238 · computed from 48 active listings within about 1.5 miles on August 19, 2026

The market right now

• 1-bedroom: $1,466/mo median rent
• 2-bedroom: $1,775/mo median rent
• 3-bedroom: $2,250/mo median rent
• 4-bedroom: $2,995/mo median rent

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

48 homes actively for sale within about 1.5 miles, spanning 1 1-bed, 4 2-bed, 16 3-bed, 19 4-bed, 7 5-bed, 1 6-bed. 39 of them sit inside 23238 itself.

Rent medians over 33 active rental listings in 23238.

What buying takes

• 2-bedroom: $544,950 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 3-bedroom: $499,950 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 4-bedroom: $624,950 median list price (market context, not the basis)
• 5-bedroom: $749,000 median list price (market context, not the basis)

All-in monthly to own: $2,596 for a 3-bedroom - mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and any HOA carried.

Only one matching 1-bedroom home is for sale here right now, not enough to model a reliable market price, so we are not quoting one. It is in the listings below. Only two matching 2-bedroom homes are for sale here right now, too few to model a reliable market price, so we are not quoting one. They are in the listings below.

Tuckahoe and Gayton, on rent alone

$1,466 a month is the median one-bedroom rent in 23238, measured across the ZIP's own active rental listings. It is the only side of the rent-versus-buy question this ZIP currently has enough data to answer.

39 homes are listed for sale inside the ZIP, out of 48 within about 1.5 miles. Both the one-bedroom and two-bedroom pools sit below the number of matches required to model a market price, so this page quotes none and shows the homes instead.

Keep exploring

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• 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 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 23238: 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.