Best PlacesFauquier County, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Fauquier County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fauquier County ranks 137th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fauquier County
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.
The best areas in Fauquier County
The parts of Fauquier County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
New Baltimore
Local pay stretches further, more adults hold degrees, and incomes run higher.
Warrenton
More households have young kids and biking is better.
Midland
Tree cover is thicker, though advertised internet is slower.
Bealeton
Fewer homes sit empty, though it is noisier.
Marshall
Crime runs higher and fewer residents vote.
Scores across Fauquier County run from about the 26th to the 100th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Fauquier County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fauquier County ranks high
- Household income$132,900 median, better than 98% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of counties
Where Fauquier County ranks low
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 3% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 23% of counties
- Cheap childcare$930 a month, better than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Fauquier County
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fauquier County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $132,900, 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 Fauquier County's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Fauquier County
Fauquier County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fauquier County.
Who works in Fauquier County, and how
Work in Fauquier County centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fauquier County
Fauquier County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. The coast is about 43 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fauquier County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Fauquier County growing, and who is moving in?
Fauquier County has grown about 11% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Washington, DC metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Fauquier County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Fauquier County, month by month
Fauquier County sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Fauquier County
Washington Dulles International sits about 24 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 Fauquier County
Schools across Fauquier County average an A−, better than 88% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Greenville ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- The Nokesville SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ronald Wilson Reagan MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Auburn MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Culpeper MiddleA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Battlefield HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Clarke County HighA · 73% proficient
- Kettle Run HighA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fauquier County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fauquier County 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 Fauquier County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Fauquier County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of counties and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Fauquier County
Is Fauquier County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fauquier County ranks 137th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on high incomes, big-city access, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fauquier County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $596,783. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $132,900 median income, cost of living beats 93% of counties.
Is Fauquier County safe?
Yes, Fauquier County is safer than 90% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fauquier County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 26. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Fauquier County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are New Baltimore, Warrenton, and Midland. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Fauquier County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fauquier County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fauquier County 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.
Fauquier County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fauquier County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fauquier County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fauquier County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fauquier County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fauquier County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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