Best PlacesLansdowne, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lansdowne, 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.
Lansdowne ranks 39th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lansdowne
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.
Lansdowne's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lansdowne ranks high
- Household income$188,847 median, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
Where Lansdowne ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,632 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lansdowne
A household needs to earn about $211,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lansdowne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $188,847; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lansdowne's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Lansdowne
Lansdowne runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lansdowne.
Who works in Lansdowne, and how
Work in Lansdowne centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lansdowne
Lansdowne has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns and more parkland per resident than 85% of towns. The coast is about 41 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lansdowne and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lansdowne, month by month
Lansdowne sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Lansdowne
Washington Dulles International sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lansdowne
Schools across Lansdowne average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- John W. Tolbert Jr. ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Seldens Landing ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Steuart W. Weller ElementaryA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belmont Ridge MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
- Harper Park MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside HighA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lansdowne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lansdowne
Is Lansdowne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lansdowne ranks 39th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, biking, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lansdowne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $802,870. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $188,847 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Lansdowne safe?
Yes, Lansdowne is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
Compare Lansdowne with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lansdowne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lansdowne 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.
Lansdowne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lansdowne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lansdowne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lansdowne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lansdowne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lansdowne 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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