Best PlacesCedar Grove, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cedar Grove, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cedar Grove ranks 12,776th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cedar Grove
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.
Cedar Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cedar Grove ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
Where Cedar Grove ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
Who lives in Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cedar Grove.
Who works in Cedar Grove, and how
Work in Cedar Grove centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cedar Grove
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Cedar Grove, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cedar Grove, month by month
Cedar Grove sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 67° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 87° | 79° | 73° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Cedar Grove
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cedar Grove
Schools across Cedar Grove average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kiptopeke ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Great Neck MiddleA+ · 85% proficient
- Francis W. Jones Magnet MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Northampton MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Kecoughtan HighA · 71% proficient
- Northampton HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cedar Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cedar Grove
Is Cedar Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cedar Grove ranks 12,776th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, biking, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cedar Grove safe?
Yes, Cedar Grove is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cedar Grove?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 33. That works out to about 123 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of towns.
Compare Cedar Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cedar Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cedar Grove 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.
Cedar Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cedar Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cedar Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cedar Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cedar Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cedar Grove 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.
- 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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