Best Places23405, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23405, 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.
23405 ranks 20,908th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23405
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.
23405's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23405 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Household income$100,518 median, better than 80% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 123 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 71% of zip codes
Where 23405 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23405
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23405 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,518, 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 23405's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 23405
23405 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 23405.
Who works in 23405, and how
Work in 23405 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 23405
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 23405, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23405, month by month
23405 sees roughly 123 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 23405
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23405
Schools across 23405 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kiptopeke ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Occohannock ElementaryC+ · 38% 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 23405 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23405 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 23405 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23405
Is 23405 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23405 ranks 20,908th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on disaster risk and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23405 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,717. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $100,518 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 23405 safe?
23405 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $470 per resident a year.
Compare 23405 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23405. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23405 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.
23405 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23405: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23405: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23405: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23405: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23405 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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