Best PlacesManassas City, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Manassas City, 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.
Manassas City ranks 361st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Manassas City
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.
Manassas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Manassas City ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of counties
- BikingBetter than 98% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of counties
- Household income$119,117 median, better than 97% of counties
Where Manassas City ranks low
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 9% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,159 a month, better than only 10% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 10% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 29% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Manassas City
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Manassas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,117, 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 Manassas City's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Manassas City
Manassas City 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 Manassas City.
Who works in Manassas City, and how
Work in Manassas City centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Manassas City
Manassas City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 98% of counties. The coast is about 20 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Manassas City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Manassas City growing, and who is moving in?
Manassas City has grown about 6% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Washington, DC metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Manassas City go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Manassas City, month by month
Manassas City sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Manassas City
Washington Dulles International sits about 14 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 Manassas City
Schools across Manassas City average a C+, better than 43% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Pennington TraditionalA · 70% proficient
- The Nokesville SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bennett ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkside MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Grace E. Metz MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Baldwin IntermediateC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Brentsville District HighA · 69% proficient
- Unity Reed HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Osbourn HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manassas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manassas City 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 Manassas City against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Manassas City suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of counties and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Manassas City
Is Manassas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manassas City ranks 361st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manassas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $443,817. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $119,117 median income, cost of living beats 84% of counties.
Is Manassas City safe?
Manassas City is safer than 47% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Manassas City?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 23. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of counties.
Is Manassas City good for families?
Schools beat 43% of counties, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $1,159 a month.
Compare Manassas City with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manassas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manassas City 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.
Manassas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manassas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manassas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manassas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manassas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manassas City 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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