Best PlacesMoseley, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moseley, 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.
Moseley ranks 84th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Moseley
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.
Moseley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moseley ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$166,311 median, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where Moseley ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,116 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 28% of towns
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 30% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moseley
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moseley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $166,311, 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 Moseley's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moseley
Moseley's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Moseley.
Who works in Moseley, and how
Work in Moseley centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Moseley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moseley.
What the weather is like in Moseley, month by month
Moseley sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Moseley
Richmond International sits about 23 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Moseley
Schools across Moseley average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woolridge ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Winterpock ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- J.b. Watkins ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Midlothian MiddleA+ · 76% proficient
- Tomahawk Creek MiddleA · 66% proficient
- Swift Creek MiddleA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Midlothian HighA+ · 82% proficient
- Cosby HighA+ · 82% proficient
- Powhatan HighA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moseley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moseley 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 Moseley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moseley
Is Moseley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moseley ranks 84th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moseley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $566,138. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $166,311 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Moseley safe?
Yes, Moseley is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
Compare Moseley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moseley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moseley 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.
Moseley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moseley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moseley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moseley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moseley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moseley 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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