Best Places22060, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22060, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
22060 ranks 5,569th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 22060
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.
22060's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22060 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Household income$112,246 median, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 22060 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,512 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22060
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22060 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,246, 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 22060's effective rate of 0.97%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 22060
22060 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 22060.
Who works in 22060, and how
Work in 22060 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 22060
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 22060, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 22060, month by month
22060 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 22060
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 12 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 22060
Schools across 22060 average a B+, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Island Creek ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
- Gunston ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Fort Belvoir Upper ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- South County MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Whitman MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- South County HighA · 69% proficient
- Hayfield SecondaryA− · 63% proficient
- Mount Vernon HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22060 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22060 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 22060 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22060
Is 22060 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22060 ranks 5,569th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, big-city access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22060 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $603,500. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $112,246 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 22060 safe?
22060 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
Compare 22060 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22060. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22060 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.
22060 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22060: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22060: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22060: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22060: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22060 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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