Best PlacesFluvanna County, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Fluvanna County, 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.
Fluvanna County ranks 170th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fluvanna 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.
Fluvanna County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fluvanna County ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of counties
Where Fluvanna County ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of counties
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 9% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Fluvanna County
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fluvanna County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,378, 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 Fluvanna County'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 Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fluvanna County.
Who works in Fluvanna County, and how
Work in Fluvanna County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Fluvanna County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Fluvanna County growing, and who is moving in?
Fluvanna County has grown about 11% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Charlottesville, VA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Fluvanna County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Fluvanna County, month by month
Fluvanna County sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 30° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 48° |
| July | 85° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 60° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Fluvanna County
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fluvanna County
Schools across Fluvanna County average an A−, better than 91% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Carysbrook ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Scottsville ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leslie H. Walton MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Fluvanna MiddleA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Fluvanna County HighA− · 65% proficient
- Monticello HighA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fluvanna County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Fluvanna County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of counties and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 66% of counties, health care access beats 96%, and it is quieter than 77%.
Common questions about living in Fluvanna County
Is Fluvanna County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fluvanna County ranks 170th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on civic engagement, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fluvanna County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,433. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $92,378 median income, cost of living beats 90% of counties.
Is Fluvanna County safe?
Yes, Fluvanna County is safer than 96% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fluvanna County?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 30. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of counties.
Is Fluvanna County good for families?
Schools beat 91% of counties, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $759 a month.
Compare Fluvanna County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fluvanna County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fluvanna 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.
Fluvanna County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fluvanna County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fluvanna County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fluvanna County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fluvanna County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fluvanna 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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