Best Places22920, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 22920, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
22920 ranks 8,714th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 22920
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.
22920's strengths and weaknesses
Where 22920 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 22920 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 22920
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 22920 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,939, 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 22920's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 22920
22920 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 22920.
Who works in 22920, and how
Work in 22920 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 22920
22920 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 22920 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 22920, month by month
22920 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 30° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 48° |
| July | 85° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 60° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 22920
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around 22920
Schools across 22920 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brownsville ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Red Hill ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Rockfish River ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleA+ · 84% proficient
- Leslie H. Walton MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Nelson MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Western Albemarle HighA+ · 84% proficient
- Monticello HighA− · 64% proficient
- Nelson County HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 22920 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
22920 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 22920 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 22920
Is 22920 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 22920 ranks 8,714th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 22920 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $426,250. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $91,939 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 22920 safe?
22920 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare 22920 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 22920. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 22920 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.
22920 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 22920: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 22920: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 22920: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 22920: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
22920 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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