Best PlacesBoykins, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boykins, 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 ranks 31,534th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Boykins
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' strengths and weaknesses
Where Boykins ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 74% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 68% of towns
Where Boykins ranks low
- Short commute43.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Boykins
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boykins home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,334, 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' effective rate of 0.71%, 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 5 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
Boykins runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boykins.
Who works in Boykins, and how
Work in Boykins 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
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Boykins.
What the weather is like in Boykins, month by month
Boykins sees roughly 63 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
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 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boykins
Schools across Boykins 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
- Conway MiddleD+ · 25% 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 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boykins 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Boykins
Is Boykins a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boykins ranks 31,534th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, clean air, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boykins expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,114. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,334 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Boykins safe?
Boykins is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Boykins with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boykins. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boykins 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boykins: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boykins: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boykins: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boykins: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boykins 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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