Best Places23829, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23829, 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.
23829 ranks 14,649th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 23829
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.
23829's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23829 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Household income$98,470 median, better than 79% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 23829 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23829
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23829 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,470, 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 23829's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 23829
23829 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 23829.
Who works in 23829, and how
Work in 23829 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 23829
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23829.
What the weather is like in 23829, month by month
23829 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 23829
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23829
Schools across 23829 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meherrin ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Capron ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Sussex Central ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southampton MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Sussex Central MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Edward W. Wyatt MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Southampton HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Sussex Central HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Greensville County HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23829 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23829 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 23829 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23829
Is 23829 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23829 ranks 14,649th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on biking and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23829 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,727. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $98,470 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 23829 safe?
23829 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare 23829 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23829. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23829 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.
23829 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23829: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23829: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23829: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23829: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23829 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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