Best Places22529, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22529, 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.
22529 ranks 30,437th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 22529
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.
22529's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22529 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 22529 ranks low
- Short commute58.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22529
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22529 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,800, 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 22529's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 22529
22529 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 22529.
Who works in 22529, and how
Work in 22529 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 22529
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 22529, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 22529, month by month
22529 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 22529
Richmond International sits about 49 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 22529
Schools across 22529 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cople ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montross MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Westmoreland HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22529 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22529 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 22529 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22529
Is 22529 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22529 ranks 30,437th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22529 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,000. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $47,800 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 22529 safe?
22529 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
Compare 22529 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22529. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22529 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.
22529 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22529: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22529: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22529: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22529: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22529 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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