Best Places23879, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23879, 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.
23879 ranks 32,217th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The cost of living against local pay pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 23879
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.
23879's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23879 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$700 a month, better than 74% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 23879 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$40,971 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23879
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23879 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,971, 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 23879'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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 23879
23879 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23879.
Who works in 23879, and how
Work in 23879 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 23879
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23879.
What the weather is like in 23879, month by month
23879 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 23879
Richmond International sits about 65 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 23879
Schools across 23879 average a C, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greensville ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- Gaston Stem Leadership AcademyF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edward W. Wyatt MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Greensville County HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Northampton County High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23879 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23879 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 23879 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23879
Is 23879 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23879 ranks 32,217th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23879 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,972. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $40,971 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 23879 safe?
23879 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $512 per resident a year.
Compare 23879 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23879. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23879 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.
23879 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23879: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23879: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23879: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23879: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23879 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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