Best PlacesLong Branch Creek, Arlington, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Long Branch Creek, Arlington, 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.
Long Branch Creek, Arlington ranks 883rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Long Branch Creek, Arlington
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.
Long Branch Creek, Arlington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Long Branch Creek, Arlington ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Long Branch Creek, Arlington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,495 a month, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Long Branch Creek, Arlington
A household needs to earn about $169,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Long Branch Creek, Arlington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,924, 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 Long Branch Creek, Arlington's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Long Branch Creek, Arlington
Long Branch Creek, Arlington runs younger than the country, 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 Long Branch Creek, Arlington.
Who works in Long Branch Creek, Arlington, and how
Work in Long Branch Creek, Arlington 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 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Long Branch Creek, Arlington
Long Branch Creek, Arlington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Long Branch Creek, Arlington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Long Branch Creek, Arlington, month by month
Long Branch Creek, Arlington 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 Long Branch Creek, Arlington
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 2 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 Long Branch Creek, Arlington
Schools across Long Branch Creek, Arlington average an A, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Claremont ImmersionA− · 61% proficient
- Charles Barrett ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gunston MiddleA · 65% proficient
- George Washington MiddleA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington Community HighA · 68% proficient
- Alexandria City High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Long Branch Creek, Arlington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Long Branch Creek, Arlington 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 Long Branch Creek, Arlington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Long Branch Creek, Arlington
Is Long Branch Creek, Arlington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Long Branch Creek, Arlington ranks 883rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, good schools, and low crime, 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 Long Branch Creek, Arlington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $637,304. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $108,924 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Long Branch Creek, Arlington safe?
Yes, Long Branch Creek, Arlington is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Long Branch Creek, Arlington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Long Branch Creek, Arlington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Long Branch Creek, Arlington 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.
Long Branch Creek, Arlington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Long Branch Creek, Arlington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Long Branch Creek, Arlington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Long Branch Creek, Arlington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Long Branch Creek, Arlington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Long Branch Creek, Arlington 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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