Best Places23060, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23060, 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.
23060 ranks 2,400th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23060
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.
23060's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23060 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$113,856 median, better than 87% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 23060 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,030 a month, better than only 31% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23060
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23060 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,856, 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 23060's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 23060
23060 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23060.
Who works in 23060, and how
Work in 23060 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 23060
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23060.
What the weather is like in 23060, month by month
23060 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 51, 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 | 51° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 23060
Richmond International sits about 16 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 23060
Schools across 23060 average an A−, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Short Pump ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Rivers Edge ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- Colonial Trail ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
Top middle schools
- Short Pump MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Pocahontas MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Holman MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Deep Run HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Mills E. Godwin HighA+ · 80% proficient
- Glen Allen HighA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23060 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23060 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 23060 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 23060 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes and 27% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 23060
Is 23060 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23060 ranks 2,400th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and population health, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23060 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $404,087. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $113,856 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 23060 safe?
23060 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 23060?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 28. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of zip codes.
Is 23060 good for families?
Schools beat 85% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $1,030 a month.
Compare 23060 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23060. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23060 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.
23060 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23060: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23060: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23060: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23060: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23060 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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