Best Places23316, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23316, 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.
23316 ranks 26,069th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23316
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.
23316's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23316 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 23316 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Household income$49,250 median, better than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23316
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23316 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,250, 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 23316's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 23316
23316 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23316.
Who works in 23316, and how
Work in 23316 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 23316
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 23316, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23316, month by month
23316 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 67° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 87° | 79° | 73° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 23316
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23316
Schools across 23316 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kiptopeke ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northampton MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Northampton HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23316 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23316 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 23316 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23316
Is 23316 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23316 ranks 26,069th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23316 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,700. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $49,250 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 23316 safe?
23316 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
Compare 23316 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23316. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23316 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.
23316 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23316: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23316: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23316: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23316: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23316 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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