Best Places23920, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23920, 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.
23920 ranks 27,108th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23920
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.
23920's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23920 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$590 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 23920 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23920
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23920 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,011, 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 23920's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 23920
23920 runs older 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 23920.
Who works in 23920, and how
Work in 23920 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 23920
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23920.
What the weather is like in 23920, month by month
23920 sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 23920
Richmond International sits about 66 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 23920
Schools across 23920 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Hill ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Lacrosse ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Meherrin Powellton ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lunenburg MiddleB · 44% proficient
- James S. Russell MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
- Brunswick HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23920 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23920 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 23920 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23920
Is 23920 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23920 ranks 27,108th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on crime and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23920 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,977. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $63,011 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 23920 safe?
23920 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $649 per resident a year.
Compare 23920 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23920. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23920 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.
23920 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23920: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23920: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23920: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23920: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23920 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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