Best PlacesEtlan, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Etlan, 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.
Etlan ranks 38,575th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Etlan
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.
Etlan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Etlan ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Etlan ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$52,500 median, better than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Etlan
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Etlan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,500, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Etlan's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Etlan
Etlan 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 Etlan.
Who works in Etlan, and how
Work in Etlan centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Etlan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Etlan.
What the weather is like in Etlan, month by month
Etlan sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Etlan
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Etlan
Schools across Etlan average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H. Wetsel MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison County HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Etlan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Etlan 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 Etlan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Etlan
Is Etlan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Etlan ranks 38,575th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, cheap car insurance, and big-city access, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Etlan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $353,700. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $52,500 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Etlan safe?
Etlan is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
Compare Etlan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Etlan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Etlan 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.
Etlan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Etlan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Etlan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Etlan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Etlan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Etlan 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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