Sandy Level vs Villa Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Sandy Level and Villa Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Sandy Level and Villa Heights are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Villa Heights has the higher population (647 vs 466 in Sandy Level). Sandy Level has the higher median household income ($41,349 vs $26,060 in Villa Heights). Since 2019, Villa Heights's population has grown faster (+7.3% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
Population	466	647
Median age	41.0 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,349	$26,060
Median home value	—	$120,000
Housing units	208	591
Homeownership rate	56.8%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.2%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
Population	491 → 466 (-5.1%)	603 → 647 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$29,447 → $41,349 (+40.4%)	$45,078 → $26,060 (-42.2%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $112,100 (+12.1%)	$80,800 → $120,000 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $666 (+9.9%)	$1,045 → $690 (-34.0%)

Sandy Level

Population

491466

Median household income

$29,447$41,349

Median home value

$100,000$112,100

Median gross rent

$606$666

Villa Heights

Population

603647

Median household income

$45,078$26,060

Median home value

$80,800$120,000

Median gross rent

$1,045$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.6%	3.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.9%	19.8%
35 to 44	35.4%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	1.9%	23.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	20.6%
75 and over	15.9%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	64.6%
Black or African American	35.2%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
No high school diploma	13.2%	21.6%
High school graduate	23.4%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	62.3%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
Drove alone	90.2%	88.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
1-unit, detached	40.9%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sandy Level	Villa Heights
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.4%
Average household size	3.19	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1985	1957