Best Places23692, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23692, 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.
23692 ranks 1,733rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23692
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.
23692's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23692 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 23692 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23692
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23692 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,364, 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 23692's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 23692
23692 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23692.
Who works in 23692, and how
Work in 23692 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 23692
23692 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 78% of zip codes. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 23692 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23692, month by month
23692 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 23692
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23692
Schools across 23692 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Vernon ElementaryA+ · 88% proficient
- Dare ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Seaford ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tabb MiddleA+ · 85% proficient
- Grafton MiddleA+ · 82% proficient
- Yorktown MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Tabb HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Grafton HighA+ · 83% proficient
- York HighA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23692 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23692 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 23692 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23692
Is 23692 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23692 ranks 1,733rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on disaster risk and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23692 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,270. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $113,364 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 23692 safe?
Yes, 23692 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare 23692 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23692. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23692 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.
23692 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23692: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23692: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23692: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23692: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23692 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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