Best Places23709, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23709, 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.
23709 ranks 24,195th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23709
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.
23709's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23709 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute13.0 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 23709 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 23709
23709 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 23709.
Life in 23709
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 23709, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23709, month by month
23709 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 23709
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23709
Schools across 23709 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cradock ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Brighton ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cradock MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Manor HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23709 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23709 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 23709 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23709
Is 23709 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23709 ranks 24,195th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on an overheated housing market and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23709 safe?
23709 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $691 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 23709?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 34. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of zip codes.
Compare 23709 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23709. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23709 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.
23709 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23709: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23709: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23709: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23709: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23709 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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