Best PlacesLandmark-Van Dom, Alexandria, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria ranks 1,000th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
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.
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,084 a month, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,278, 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 Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria'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 Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria.
Who works in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria, and how
Work in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria has more parkland per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria, month by month
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 6 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 Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
Schools across Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria average a B, better than 68% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Clermont ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Springfield Estates ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Lyles-crouch ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twain MiddleA · 65% proficient
- George Washington MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Holmes MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Edison HighA− · 66% proficient
- Alexandria City High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria 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 Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria suits
Common questions about living in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria
Is Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria ranks 1,000th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cheap car insurance, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $415,680. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $108,278 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria safe?
Yes, Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 30. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria good for families?
Schools beat 68% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 75%, and childcare runs $2,084 a month.
Compare Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria 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.
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria 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.
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