Best PlacesColonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, 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.
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk ranks 1,449th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
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.
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $84,384; 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 Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk.
Who works in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, and how
Work in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, month by month
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
Schools across Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Academy For Discovery At LakewoodA · 63% proficient
- Blair MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighA− · 61% proficient
- Granby HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk 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 Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk
Is Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk ranks 1,449th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $359,869. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $84,384 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk safe?
Yes, Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk is safer than 57% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $442 per resident a year.
Compare Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk 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.
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk 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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