Best Places20184, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20184, 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.
20184 ranks 4,099th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20184
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.
20184's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20184 ranks high
- Household income$174,665 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 20184 ranks low
- Short commute35.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,238 a month, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20184
A household needs to earn about $333,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20184 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $174,665, 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 20184's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 20184
20184 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20184.
Who works in 20184, and how
Work in 20184 centers on professional & technical and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 20184
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 20184.
What the weather is like in 20184, month by month
20184 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 20184
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 20184
Schools across 20184 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Round Hill ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Banneker ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Claude Thompson ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blue Ridge MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Harmony MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Marshall MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Loudoun Valley HighA · 79% proficient
- Fauquier HighA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20184 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20184 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 20184 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20184
Is 20184 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20184 ranks 4,099th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and good schools, 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 20184 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,305,392. The overall cost of living runs about 44% above the national average. Set against a $174,665 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 20184 safe?
20184 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
Compare 20184 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20184. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20184 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.
20184 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20184: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20184: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20184: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20184: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20184 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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