Best Places23891, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23891, 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.
23891 ranks 30,035th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in 23891
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.
23891's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23891 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$727 a month, better than 70% of zip codes
Where 23891 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23891
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23891 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,914, 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 23891's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 23891
23891 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 23891.
Who works in 23891, and how
Work in 23891 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 23891
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23891.
What the weather is like in 23891, month by month
23891 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 53, 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 | 53° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 23891
Richmond International sits about 32 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 23891
Schools across 23891 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sussex Central ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sussex Central MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Sussex Central HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23891 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23891 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 23891 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23891
Is 23891 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23891 ranks 30,035th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, cheap car insurance, and low property taxes, and lowest on biking and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23891 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,900. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $63,914 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 23891 safe?
23891 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,075 per resident a year.
Compare 23891 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23891. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23891 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.
23891 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23891: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23891: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23891: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23891: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23891 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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