Best PlacesAmelia County, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Amelia County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Amelia County ranks 1,315th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Amelia County
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.
Amelia County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Amelia County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of counties
- QuietBetter than 84% of counties
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of counties
Where Amelia County ranks low
- Short commute40.1 minutes each way, better than only 1% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 2% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Amelia County
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Amelia County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,192, 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 Amelia County's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Amelia County
Amelia County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Amelia County.
Who works in Amelia County, and how
Work in Amelia County centers on construction 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 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Amelia County
Amelia County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Amelia County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Amelia County growing, and who is moving in?
Amelia County has grown about 8% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Richmond, VA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Amelia County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Amelia County, month by month
Amelia County sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, 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 | 51° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Amelia County
Richmond International sits about 38 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 Amelia County
Schools across Amelia County average a B+, better than 84% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Amelia County ElementaryB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amelia County MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Amelia County HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Amelia County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Amelia County 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 Amelia County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Amelia County
Is Amelia County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Amelia County ranks 1,315th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Amelia County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,758. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $80,192 median income, cost of living beats 72% of counties.
Is Amelia County safe?
Amelia County is safer than 49% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Amelia County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Amelia County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Amelia County 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.
Amelia County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Amelia County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Amelia County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Amelia County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Amelia County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Amelia County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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