Best PlacesHaymarket, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haymarket, 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.
Haymarket ranks 24th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Haymarket
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.
Haymarket's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haymarket ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- Household income$197,475 median, better than 99% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of cities
- School gradeA+, better than 96% of cities
Where Haymarket ranks low
- Short commute36.2 minutes each way, better than only 4% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 19% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Haymarket
A household needs to earn about $199,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haymarket home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $197,475; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Haymarket's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Haymarket
Haymarket runs older than the country, 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 Haymarket.
Who works in Haymarket, and how
Work in Haymarket centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Haymarket
Haymarket has more parkland per resident than 92% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 68% of cities. The coast is about 34 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Haymarket and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Haymarket, month by month
Haymarket sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Haymarket
Washington Dulles International sits about 12 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 Haymarket
Schools across Haymarket average an A+, better than 96% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Buckland Mills ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- J.w. Alvey ElementaryA+ · 74% proficient
- Mountain View ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ronald Wilson Reagan MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Bull Run MiddleA · 67% proficient
- Marshall MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Battlefield HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Patriot HighA · 75% proficient
- Kettle Run HighA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haymarket school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haymarket 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 Haymarket against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Haymarket suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities and 30% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Haymarket
Is Haymarket a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haymarket ranks 24th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haymarket expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $753,456. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $197,475 median income, cost of living beats 98% of cities.
Is Haymarket safe?
Yes, Haymarket is safer than 92% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $191 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Haymarket?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 23. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Haymarket good for families?
Schools beat 96% of cities, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $1,332 a month.
Compare Haymarket with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haymarket. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haymarket 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.
Haymarket detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haymarket: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haymarket: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haymarket: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haymarket: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haymarket 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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