Best PlacesKenbridge, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kenbridge, 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.
Kenbridge ranks 31,585th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kenbridge
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.
Kenbridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kenbridge ranks high
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Kenbridge ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kenbridge
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kenbridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,792, 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 Kenbridge's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kenbridge
Kenbridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kenbridge.
Who works in Kenbridge, and how
Work in Kenbridge centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Kenbridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kenbridge.
What the weather is like in Kenbridge, month by month
Kenbridge sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, 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 | 51° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Kenbridge
Richmond International sits about 59 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 Kenbridge
Schools across Kenbridge average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Victoria ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Kenbridge ElementaryC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lunenburg MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kenbridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kenbridge 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 Kenbridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kenbridge
Is Kenbridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kenbridge ranks 31,585th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kenbridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,731. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,792 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Kenbridge safe?
Kenbridge is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $523 per resident a year.
Compare Kenbridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kenbridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kenbridge 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.
Kenbridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kenbridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kenbridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kenbridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kenbridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kenbridge 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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