Best PlacesBuckland, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckland, 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.
Buckland ranks 496th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Buckland
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.
Buckland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckland ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$173,352 median, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
Where Buckland ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,333 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckland
A household needs to earn about $177,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $173,352; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Buckland's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Buckland
Buckland runs younger than the country, 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 Buckland.
Who works in Buckland, and how
Work in Buckland centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Buckland
The coast is about 36 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Buckland, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Buckland, month by month
Buckland sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Buckland
Washington Dulles International sits about 16 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 Buckland
Schools across Buckland average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glenkirk ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Haymarket ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ronald Wilson Reagan MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Gainesville MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
Top high schools
- Battlefield HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Patriot HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckland 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 Buckland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckland
Is Buckland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckland ranks 496th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, high incomes, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $693,200. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $173,352 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Buckland safe?
Yes, Buckland is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Buckland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckland 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.
Buckland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckland 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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