Best PlacesCulpeper, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Culpeper, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Culpeper ranks 41,612th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Culpeper
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.
Culpeper's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culpeper ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Culpeper ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Household income$44,821 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Culpeper
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culpeper home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,821, 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 Culpeper's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Culpeper
Culpeper runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Culpeper.
Who works in Culpeper, and how
Work in Culpeper centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Culpeper
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Culpeper.
What the weather is like in Culpeper, month by month
Culpeper sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, 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 | 50° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Culpeper
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culpeper
Schools across Culpeper average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cowsert Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clinton Jr High SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Clinton High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culpeper school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culpeper 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 Culpeper against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Culpeper
Is Culpeper a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culpeper ranks 41,612th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Culpeper expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,200. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $44,821 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Culpeper safe?
Yes, Culpeper is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Culpeper with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culpeper. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culpeper 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.
Culpeper detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culpeper: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culpeper: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culpeper: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culpeper: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culpeper 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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