Best PlacesMount Crawford, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Crawford, 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.
Mount Crawford ranks 8,833rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Crawford
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.
Mount Crawford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Crawford ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where Mount Crawford ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 39% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 46% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Crawford
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Crawford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,433, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Mount Crawford's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Mount Crawford
Mount Crawford's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Crawford.
Who works in Mount Crawford, and how
Work in Mount Crawford centers on education and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mount Crawford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Crawford.
What the weather is like in Mount Crawford, month by month
Mount Crawford sees roughly 81 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 Mount Crawford
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Crawford
Schools across Mount Crawford average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Peak View ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- John W. Wayland ElementaryA− · 55% proficient
- Mcgaheysville ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- S. Gordon Stewart MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Montevideo MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Wilbur S. Pence MiddleA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Turner Ashby HighA · 77% proficient
- Spotswood HighA · 74% proficient
- East Rockingham HighA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Crawford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Crawford 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 Mount Crawford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Crawford
Is Mount Crawford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Crawford ranks 8,833rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, transit, and good schools, and lowest on noise and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Crawford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,686. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $75,433 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Mount Crawford safe?
Yes, Mount Crawford is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Crawford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Crawford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Crawford 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.
Mount Crawford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Crawford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Crawford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Crawford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Crawford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Crawford 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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