Best Places22611, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22611, 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.
22611 ranks 3,868th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 22611
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.
22611's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22611 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$116,280 median, better than 88% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 22611 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22611
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22611 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,280, 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 22611's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 22611
22611 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 22611.
Who works in 22611, and how
Work in 22611 centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 22611
22611 has more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 22611 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 22611, month by month
22611 sees roughly 88 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 22611
Washington Dulles International sits about 32 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 22611
Schools across 22611 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Boyce ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- D.g. Cooley ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Stonewall ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnson-williams MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- James Wood MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarke County HighA · 73% proficient
- James Wood HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22611 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22611 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 22611 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22611
Is 22611 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22611 ranks 3,868th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on state finances and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22611 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $572,737. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $116,280 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 22611 safe?
Yes, 22611 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare 22611 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22611. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22611 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.
22611 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22611: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22611: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22611: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22611: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22611 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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