Best PlacesMarumsco, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marumsco, 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.
Marumsco ranks 10,058th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marumsco
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.
Marumsco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marumsco ranks high
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$115,910 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Marumsco ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,333 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marumsco
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marumsco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,910, 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 Marumsco's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marumsco
Marumsco 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 Marumsco.
Who works in Marumsco, and how
Work in Marumsco centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Marumsco
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Marumsco, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marumsco, month by month
Marumsco sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Marumsco
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 19 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 Marumsco
Schools across Marumsco average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leesylvania ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Occoquan ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Featherstone ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodbridge MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Rippon MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Potomac MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodbridge HighA · 79% proficient
- Potomac HighA · 67% proficient
- Freedom HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marumsco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marumsco 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 Marumsco against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marumsco
Is Marumsco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marumsco ranks 10,058th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marumsco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $425,290. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $115,910 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Marumsco safe?
Marumsco is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Marumsco with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marumsco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marumsco 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.
Marumsco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marumsco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marumsco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marumsco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marumsco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marumsco 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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