Best PlacesHollymead, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hollymead, 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.
Hollymead ranks 600th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hollymead
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.
Hollymead's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hollymead ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
Where Hollymead ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,158 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hollymead
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hollymead home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $125,332, 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 Hollymead's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hollymead
Hollymead runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hollymead.
Who works in Hollymead, and how
Work in Hollymead centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hollymead
Hollymead has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hollymead and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hollymead, month by month
Hollymead sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, 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 | 50° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Hollymead
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hollymead
Schools across Hollymead average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hollymead ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Baker-butler ElemA · 67% proficient
- Broadus Wood ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeside MiddleA+ · 78% proficient
- Journey MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Albemarle HighA · 74% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hollymead school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hollymead 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 Hollymead against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hollymead
Is Hollymead a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hollymead ranks 600th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, population health, and an educated workforce, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hollymead expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $453,606. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $125,332 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Hollymead safe?
Yes, Hollymead is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $239 per resident a year.
Compare Hollymead with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hollymead. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hollymead 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.
Hollymead detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hollymead: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hollymead: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hollymead: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hollymead: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hollymead 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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