Best PlacesMadrid, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Madrid, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Madrid ranks 9,062nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Madrid
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.
Madrid's strengths and weaknesses
Where Madrid ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
Where Madrid ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 30% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 39% of towns
Who lives in Madrid
Madrid runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Madrid.
Who works in Madrid, and how
Work in Madrid centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Madrid
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Madrid.
What the weather is like in Madrid, month by month
Madrid sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Madrid
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Madrid
Schools across Madrid average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cassell ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kate Collins MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Waynesboro HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Madrid school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Madrid 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 Madrid against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Madrid
Is Madrid a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Madrid ranks 9,062nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Madrid safe?
Madrid is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Madrid?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 83 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of towns.
Compare Madrid with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Madrid. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Madrid 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.
Madrid detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Madrid: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Madrid: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Madrid: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Madrid: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Madrid 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.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.