Best PlacesNortheast, Virginia Beach, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northeast, Virginia Beach, 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.
Northeast, Virginia Beach ranks 913th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northeast, Virginia Beach
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.
Northeast, Virginia Beach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northeast, Virginia Beach ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Northeast, Virginia Beach ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northeast, Virginia Beach
A household needs to earn about $149,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northeast, Virginia Beach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,829, 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 Northeast, Virginia Beach's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northeast, Virginia Beach
Northeast, Virginia Beach runs older than the country, 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 Northeast, Virginia Beach.
Who works in Northeast, Virginia Beach, and how
Work in Northeast, Virginia Beach centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Northeast, Virginia Beach
Northeast, Virginia Beach has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Northeast, Virginia Beach and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northeast, Virginia Beach, month by month
Northeast, Virginia Beach sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Northeast, Virginia Beach
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northeast, Virginia Beach
Schools across Northeast, Virginia Beach average an A−, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John B. Dey ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Linkhorn Park ElementaryA+ · 74% proficient
- Alanton ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Great Neck MiddleA+ · 85% proficient
- Virginia Beach MiddleA+ · 80% proficient
- Lynnhaven MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Frank W. Cox HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Ocean Lakes HighA+ · 80% proficient
- First Colonial HighA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northeast, Virginia Beach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northeast, Virginia Beach 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 Northeast, Virginia Beach against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Northeast, Virginia Beach suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of neighborhoods and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Northeast, Virginia Beach
Is Northeast, Virginia Beach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northeast, Virginia Beach ranks 913th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northeast, Virginia Beach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $576,264. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $111,829 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast, Virginia Beach safe?
Yes, Northeast, Virginia Beach is safer than 83% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Northeast, Virginia Beach?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 32. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast, Virginia Beach good for families?
Schools beat 96% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $999 a month.
Compare Northeast, Virginia Beach with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northeast, Virginia Beach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northeast, Virginia Beach 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.
Northeast, Virginia Beach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northeast, Virginia Beach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northeast, Virginia Beach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northeast, Virginia Beach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northeast, Virginia Beach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northeast, Virginia Beach 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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