Best Places23298, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23298, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
23298 ranks 24,545th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23298
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.
23298's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23298 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute13.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
Where 23298 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
Who lives in 23298
23298 runs younger 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 23298.
Who works in 23298, and how
Work in 23298 centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 20%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 49%
Life in 23298
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23298.
What the weather is like in 23298, month by month
23298 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 23298
Richmond International sits about 7 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 23298
Schools across 23298 average a C, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- George W. Carver ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Binford MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Armstrong HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23298 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23298 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 23298 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23298
Is 23298 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23298 ranks 24,545th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23298 safe?
23298 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $4,334 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 23298?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 28. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of zip codes.
Compare 23298 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23298. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23298 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.
23298 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23298: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23298: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23298: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23298: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23298 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.
- 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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