Best PlacesMcNeals Corner, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McNeals Corner, 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.
McNeals Corner ranks 43,726th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McNeals Corner
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.
McNeals Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where McNeals Corner ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where McNeals Corner ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute36.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McNeals Corner
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McNeals Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,813; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 McNeals Corner's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in McNeals Corner
McNeals Corner's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McNeals Corner.
Who works in McNeals Corner, and how
Work in McNeals Corner centers on admin & support services and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McNeals Corner
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across McNeals Corner, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in McNeals Corner, month by month
McNeals Corner sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of McNeals Corner
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around McNeals Corner
Schools across McNeals Corner average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lancaster PrimaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lancaster MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Lancaster HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McNeals Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McNeals Corner 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 McNeals Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McNeals Corner
Is McNeals Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McNeals Corner ranks 43,726th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McNeals Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,700. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $60,813 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is McNeals Corner safe?
McNeals Corner is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $465 per resident a year.
Compare McNeals Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McNeals Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McNeals Corner 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.
McNeals Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McNeals Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McNeals Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McNeals Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McNeals Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McNeals Corner 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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