Best PlacesLenah, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lenah, 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.
Lenah ranks 27th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lenah
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.
Lenah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lenah ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$249,970 median, better than 99% of towns
Where Lenah ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,632 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lenah
A household needs to earn about $353,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lenah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $249,970, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Lenah's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lenah
Lenah runs younger 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 Lenah.
Who works in Lenah, and how
Work in Lenah centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 43%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lenah
The coast is about 39 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Lenah, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lenah, month by month
Lenah sees roughly 67 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 Lenah
Washington Dulles International sits about 7 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 Lenah
Schools across Lenah average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Creighton's Corner ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Aldie ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Buffalo Trail ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mercer MiddleA+ · 76% proficient
Top high schools
- John Champe HighA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lenah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lenah 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 Lenah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lenah
Is Lenah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lenah ranks 27th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, population health, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lenah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,378,279. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $249,970 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Lenah safe?
Yes, Lenah is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Lenah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lenah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lenah 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.
Lenah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lenah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lenah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lenah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lenah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lenah 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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