Best PlacesBoykins and Branchville, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boykins and Branchville, 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.
Boykins and Branchville ranks 16,510th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Boykins and Branchville
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.
Boykins and Branchville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boykins and Branchville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$110,709 median, better than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 74% of towns
Where Boykins and Branchville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Boykins and Branchville
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boykins and Branchville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,709, 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 Boykins and Branchville's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 Boykins and Branchville
Boykins and Branchville runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boykins and Branchville.
Who works in Boykins and Branchville, and how
Work in Boykins and Branchville centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Boykins and Branchville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Boykins and Branchville.
What the weather is like in Boykins and Branchville, month by month
Boykins and Branchville 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 Boykins and Branchville
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boykins and Branchville
Schools across Boykins and Branchville average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meherrin ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Capron ElementaryB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southampton MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Southampton HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boykins and Branchville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boykins and Branchville 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 Boykins and Branchville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Boykins and Branchville
Is Boykins and Branchville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boykins and Branchville ranks 16,510th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and cheap car insurance, 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 Boykins and Branchville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,591. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $110,709 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Boykins and Branchville safe?
Boykins and Branchville is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $536 per resident a year.
Compare Boykins and Branchville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boykins and Branchville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boykins and Branchville 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.
Boykins and Branchville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boykins and Branchville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boykins and Branchville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boykins and Branchville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boykins and Branchville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boykins and Branchville 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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