Best PlacesBrambleton, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brambleton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Brambleton ranks 33rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Brambleton
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.
Brambleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brambleton ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$232,800 median, better than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
Where Brambleton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,632 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Short commute36.5 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Brambleton
A household needs to earn about $221,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brambleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $232,800, 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 Brambleton's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Brambleton
Brambleton's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brambleton.
Who works in Brambleton, and how
Work in Brambleton centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 50%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Brambleton
Brambleton has more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. The coast is about 37 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Brambleton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brambleton, month by month
Brambleton sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Brambleton
Washington Dulles International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Brambleton
Schools across Brambleton average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madison's Trust ElementaryA+ · 89% proficient
- Rosa Lee Carter ElementaryA+ · 87% proficient
- Legacy ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brambleton MiddleA+ · 85% proficient
- Stone Hill MiddleA+ · 82% proficient
- Eagle Ridge MiddleA+ · 81% proficient
Top high schools
- Independence HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Briar Woods HighA+ · 80% proficient
- Broad Run HighA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brambleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brambleton 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 Brambleton against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Brambleton suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of towns and 50% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Brambleton
Is Brambleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brambleton ranks 33rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, biking, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brambleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $841,322. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $232,800 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Brambleton safe?
Yes, Brambleton is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Brambleton?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 25. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of towns.
Is Brambleton good for families?
Schools beat 99% of towns, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $1,632 a month.
Compare Brambleton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brambleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brambleton 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.
Brambleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brambleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brambleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brambleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brambleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brambleton 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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