Best Places22741, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22741, 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.
22741 ranks 17,959th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 22741
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.
22741's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22741 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Household income$103,513 median, better than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 22741 ranks low
- Short commute52.9 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22741
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22741 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,513, 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 22741's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 22741
22741 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 22741.
Who works in 22741, and how
Work in 22741 centers on professional & technical and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 22741
The coast is about 47 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 22741, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 22741, month by month
22741 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 24° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 92° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 22741
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 22741
Schools across 22741 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pearl Sample ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern View HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22741 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22741 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 22741 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22741
Is 22741 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22741 ranks 17,959th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22741 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $396,324. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $103,513 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 22741 safe?
22741 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
Compare 22741 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22741. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22741 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.
22741 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22741: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22741: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22741: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22741: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22741 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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