Best PlacesGinter Park, Richmond, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ginter Park, Richmond, 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.
Ginter Park, Richmond ranks 3,420th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ginter Park, Richmond
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.
Ginter Park, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ginter Park, Richmond ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Ginter Park, Richmond ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ginter Park, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ginter Park, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,034, 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 Ginter Park, Richmond's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Ginter Park, Richmond
Ginter Park, Richmond 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 Ginter Park, Richmond.
Who works in Ginter Park, Richmond, and how
Work in Ginter Park, Richmond centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Ginter Park, Richmond
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ginter Park, Richmond.
What the weather is like in Ginter Park, Richmond, month by month
Ginter Park, Richmond sees roughly 59 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 Ginter Park, Richmond
Richmond International sits about 9 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 Ginter Park, Richmond
Schools across Ginter Park, Richmond average a B−, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Linwood Holton ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Lakeside ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Ginter Park ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- George H. Moody MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Henderson MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Hermitage HighB+ · 53% proficient
- John Marshall HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ginter Park, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ginter Park, Richmond 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 Ginter Park, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ginter Park, Richmond
Is Ginter Park, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ginter Park, Richmond ranks 3,420th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ginter Park, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $601,346. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $57,034 median income, cost of living beats 44% of neighborhoods.
Is Ginter Park, Richmond safe?
Ginter Park, Richmond is safer than 52% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
Compare Ginter Park, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ginter Park, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ginter Park, Richmond 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.
Ginter Park, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ginter Park, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ginter Park, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ginter Park, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ginter Park, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ginter Park, Richmond 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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