Best PlacesCusco Willa, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cusco Willa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cusco Willa ranks 32,780th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cusco Willa
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.
Cusco Willa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cusco Willa ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$617 a month, better than 77% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Cusco Willa ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cusco Willa
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cusco Willa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,804, 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 Cusco Willa's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cusco Willa
Cusco Willa 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 Cusco Willa.
Who works in Cusco Willa, and how
Work in Cusco Willa centers on public administration and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cusco Willa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cusco Willa.
What the weather is like in Cusco Willa, month by month
Cusco Willa sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Cusco Willa
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Cusco Willa
Schools across Cusco Willa average a C−, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clarksville ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cusco Willa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cusco Willa 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 Cusco Willa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cusco Willa
Is Cusco Willa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cusco Willa ranks 32,780th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on empty homes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cusco Willa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,338. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $63,804 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Cusco Willa safe?
Cusco Willa is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Cusco Willa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cusco Willa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cusco Willa 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.
Cusco Willa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cusco Willa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cusco Willa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cusco Willa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cusco Willa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cusco Willa 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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