Best Places22723, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22723, 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.
22723 ranks 6,487th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Walkability pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 22723
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.
22723's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22723 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$106,802 median, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 22723 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22723
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22723 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,802, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 22723's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 22723
22723 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 22723.
Who works in 22723, and how
Work in 22723 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 22723
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 22723.
What the weather is like in 22723, month by month
22723 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 22723
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 22723
Schools across 22723 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H. Wetsel MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison County HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22723 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22723 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 22723 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22723
Is 22723 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22723 ranks 6,487th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22723 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,142. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $106,802 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 22723 safe?
Yes, 22723 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare 22723 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22723. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22723 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.
22723 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22723: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22723: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22723: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22723: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22723 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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