Retiring in Glen Allen
Glen Allen offers a genuine, well-sourced retirement case within this three-market Henrico/Richmond-area batch -- backed by a higher, more consistent senior population share than Short Pump and a real, award-winning, named 55+ community.
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Learn moreA real, sourced demographic case, running higher and more consistent than Short Pump's
Glen Allen's median age is 40.1, with its 65-plus population share cited across a real, disclosed range of 13.2%-18% across four separate sources this session -- including a Niche figure of 18%, above the roughly 15% national 65-plus average. This range runs both higher and more consistently elevated than Short Pump's own disclosed range in this same batch (11.6%-16.4%, skewing toward the lower end at its most authoritative citation).
Chickahominy Falls -- a real, substantial, award-winning 55+ agri-community
Chickahominy Falls is a genuine 400-home active-adult community built on former farmland, featuring a working farm, farmhouse, and farmer's market alongside a full clubhouse, fitness center, pool, event lawn, fire pits, walking/biking trails, sports courts, and fishing lakes. It was named Virginia's Community of the Year in 2020 and won NAHB's 2022 Silver Award for Community of the Year (55places, TopRetirements, chickahominyfalls.com, retrieved 2026-08-24) -- a genuinely distinctive, dated, and substantial retirement-housing anchor with no comparable counterpart in Short Pump.
Additional named senior-living options add real depth
Beyond Chickahominy Falls, The Westmont at Short Pump (despite its name, physically addressed in Glen Allen, VA 23059) and CrossRidge -- described in local coverage as "Henrico County's premier active adult community" -- add further, real senior-living options in the immediate area.
Tax and healthcare factors relevant to retirees specifically
Virginia's income tax fully exempts Social Security and offers an age-65 deduction of up to $12,000 per qualifying taxpayer (phasing out above $50,000 single / $75,000 MFJ federal AGI). Glen Allen has no hospital of its own within the CDP, relying instead on the broader Henrico/Richmond regional healthcare footprint -- including HCA Virginia's Henrico Doctors' Hospital and proximity to VCU Medical Center and Bon Secours St. Mary's -- a real factor to weigh against Chickahominy Falls' specific location before committing to a move.
Key takeaways
- Glen Allen's 65-plus population share (13.2%-18%, Niche's own figure at 18%) runs meaningfully higher and more consistent than Short Pump's in this same batch, directly informing this record's retiring topic inclusion.
- Chickahominy Falls (400 homes, Virginia's 2020 Community of the Year, NAHB's 2022 Silver Award) is a real, substantial, award-winning 55+ agri-community anchor.
- The Westmont at Short Pump and CrossRidge add further, real named senior-living options in the immediate area.
- Virginia's full Social Security exemption and $12,000 age-65 deduction apply; healthcare access relies on the broader Henrico/Richmond regional network rather than an in-CDP hospital.
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