Best PlacesKing George, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around King George, 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.
King George ranks 2,666th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in King George
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.
King George's strengths and weaknesses
Where King George ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$119,443 median, better than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
Where King George ranks low
- Short commute38.2 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 28% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in King George
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median King George home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,443, 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 King George's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 King George
King George'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 King George.
Who works in King George, and how
Work in King George centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in King George
King George has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of towns. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of King George and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in King George, month by month
King George sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of King George
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 39 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around King George
Schools across King George average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sealston ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Potomac ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- King George ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- King George MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Piccowaxen Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- King George HighA− · 65% proficient
- Colonial Beach HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every King George school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
King George 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 King George against the other 50,332 towns.
Who King George suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of towns and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in King George
Is King George a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, King George ranks 2,666th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is King George expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $431,245. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $119,443 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is King George safe?
Yes, King George is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in King George?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 29. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of towns.
Is King George good for families?
Schools beat 86% of towns, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $824 a month.
Compare King George with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to King George. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in King George 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.
King George detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for King George: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in King George: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of King George: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in King George: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
King George 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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