Best Places20119, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20119, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20119 ranks 6,855th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20119
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
20119's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20119 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$125,433 median, better than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 20119 ranks low
- Short commute39.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20119
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20119 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,433, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 20119's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 20119
20119 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20119.
Who works in 20119, and how
Work in 20119 centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 20119
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 20119, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20119, month by month
20119 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 20119
Washington Dulles International sits about 23 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 20119
Schools across 20119 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greenville ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- The Nokesville SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Rockhill ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Auburn MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Andrew G. Wright MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Cedar Lee MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighA · 77% proficient
- Kettle Run HighA · 71% proficient
- Brentsville District HighA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20119 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20119 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 20119 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20119
Is 20119 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20119 ranks 6,855th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20119 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $554,578. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $125,433 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 20119 safe?
Yes, 20119 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare 20119 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20119. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20119 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
20119 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20119: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20119: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20119: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20119: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20119 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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