Best PlacesKenwood, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kenwood, 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.
Kenwood ranks 46,797th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kenwood
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.
Kenwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kenwood ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of towns
Where Kenwood ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,090 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Kenwood
Kenwood'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 Kenwood.
Life in Kenwood
Kenwood has more parkland per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Kenwood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kenwood, month by month
Kenwood sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Kenwood
Richmond International sits about 14 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 Kenwood
Schools across Kenwood average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Middle Road ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Marguerite F. Christian ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.e.j. Moore MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Elizabeth Davis MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Prince George HighA · 75% proficient
- Thomas Dale HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kenwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kenwood 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 Kenwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kenwood
Is Kenwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kenwood ranks 46,797th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, biking, and good schools, and lowest on thin health care access and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kenwood safe?
Kenwood is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Kenwood?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 27. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of towns.
Compare Kenwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kenwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kenwood 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.
Kenwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kenwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kenwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kenwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kenwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kenwood 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.
- 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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