Montrose vs Sandston

A side-by-side comparison of Montrose and Sandston: population, income, housing, and more.

Montrose and Sandston are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montrose has the higher population (8,624 vs 7,011 in Sandston). Sandston has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $45,063 in Montrose). Sandston has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $170,000 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Sandston
Population	8,624	7,011
Median age	39.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,063	$57,708
Median home value	$170,000	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,260	$1,199
Housing units	3,892	3,106
Homeownership rate	38.8%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Sandston
Population	7,541 → 8,624 (+14.4%)	7,188 → 7,011 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$36,379 → $45,063 (+23.9%)	$50,472 → $57,708 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$116,000 → $170,000 (+46.6%)	$136,400 → $201,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,260 (+23.0%)	$1,023 → $1,199 (+17.2%)

Montrose

Population

7,5418,624

Median household income

$36,379$45,063

Median home value

$116,000$170,000

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,260

Sandston

Population

7,1887,011

Median household income

$50,472$57,708

Median home value

$136,400$201,800

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Sandston
Under 5	5.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	12.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.4%
75 and over	8.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Sandston
White (non-Hispanic)	21.2%	52.1%
Black or African American	69.7%	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Sandston
No high school diploma	16.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	35.0%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Sandston
Drove alone	84.6%	73.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	12.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	11.6%
Other means	2.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Sandston
1-unit, detached	59.0%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	23.3%	15.1%
20 or more units	6.4%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Sandston
Poverty rate	25.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1974	1966