Best Places22643, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22643, 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.
22643 ranks 13,311th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 22643
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.
22643's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22643 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$143,056 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 22643 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute42.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22643
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22643 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $143,056; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 22643's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 22643
22643 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 22643.
Who works in 22643, and how
Work in 22643 centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 22643
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 22643.
What the weather is like in 22643, month by month
22643 sees roughly 81 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 22643
Washington Dulles International sits about 29 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 22643
Schools across 22643 average an A−, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Claude Thompson ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- W.g. Coleman ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marshall MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Fauquier HighA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22643 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22643 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 22643 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22643
Is 22643 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22643 ranks 13,311th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, high incomes, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22643 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $622,300. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $143,056 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 22643 safe?
22643 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare 22643 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22643. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22643 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.
22643 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22643: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22643: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22643: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22643: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22643 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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