Best PlacesEmbrey Mill, Stafford, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Embrey Mill, Stafford, 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.
Embrey Mill, Stafford ranks 110th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Embrey Mill, Stafford
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.
Embrey Mill, Stafford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Embrey Mill, Stafford ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Household income$183,329 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
Where Embrey Mill, Stafford ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Embrey Mill, Stafford
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Embrey Mill, Stafford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $183,329, 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 Embrey Mill, Stafford's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Embrey Mill, Stafford
Embrey Mill, Stafford 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 Embrey Mill, Stafford.
Who works in Embrey Mill, Stafford, and how
Work in Embrey Mill, Stafford centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Embrey Mill, Stafford
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Embrey Mill, Stafford, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Embrey Mill, Stafford, month by month
Embrey Mill, Stafford sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, 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 | 48° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Embrey Mill, Stafford
Washington Dulles International sits about 35 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 Embrey Mill, Stafford
Schools across Embrey Mill, Stafford average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Winding Creek ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- H.h. Poole MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Colonial Forge HighA · 74% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Embrey Mill, Stafford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Embrey Mill, Stafford 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 Embrey Mill, Stafford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Embrey Mill, Stafford
Is Embrey Mill, Stafford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Embrey Mill, Stafford ranks 110th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and high incomes, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Embrey Mill, Stafford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $624,247. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $183,329 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Embrey Mill, Stafford safe?
Yes, Embrey Mill, Stafford is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare Embrey Mill, Stafford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Embrey Mill, Stafford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Embrey Mill, Stafford 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.
Embrey Mill, Stafford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Embrey Mill, Stafford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Embrey Mill, Stafford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Embrey Mill, Stafford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Embrey Mill, Stafford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Embrey Mill, Stafford 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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