Best PlacesFulton, Montrose Heights, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fulton, Montrose Heights, 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.
Fulton, Montrose Heights ranks 5,141st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Fulton, Montrose Heights
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.
Fulton, Montrose Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fulton, Montrose Heights ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 60% of neighborhoods
Where Fulton, Montrose Heights ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Household income$48,320 median, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fulton, Montrose Heights
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fulton, Montrose Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,320, 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 Fulton, Montrose Heights' effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Fulton, Montrose Heights
Fulton, Montrose Heights's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fulton, Montrose Heights.
Who works in Fulton, Montrose Heights, and how
Work in Fulton, Montrose Heights centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Fulton, Montrose Heights
Fulton, Montrose Heights has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Fulton, Montrose Heights and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fulton, Montrose Heights, month by month
Fulton, Montrose Heights sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 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 | 75° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Fulton, Montrose Heights
Richmond International sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fulton, Montrose Heights
Schools across Fulton, Montrose Heights average a D+, better than 17% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Chimborazo ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Bellevue ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Rolfe MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Varina HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Armstrong HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fulton, Montrose Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fulton, Montrose Heights 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 Fulton, Montrose Heights against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fulton, Montrose Heights
Is Fulton, Montrose Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fulton, Montrose Heights ranks 5,141st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fulton, Montrose Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,583. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $48,320 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Fulton, Montrose Heights safe?
Fulton, Montrose Heights is safer than 47% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $493 per resident a year.
Compare Fulton, Montrose Heights with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fulton, Montrose Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fulton, Montrose Heights 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.
Fulton, Montrose Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fulton, Montrose Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fulton, Montrose Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fulton, Montrose Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fulton, Montrose Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fulton, Montrose Heights 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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