Best PlacesNottoway County, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Nottoway County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nottoway County ranks 2,245th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Nottoway County
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.
Nottoway County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nottoway County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of counties
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 85% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of counties
- TransitBetter than 80% of counties
Where Nottoway County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 20% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Nottoway County
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nottoway County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,215, 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 Nottoway County's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nottoway County
Nottoway County 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 Nottoway County.
Who works in Nottoway County, and how
Work in Nottoway County centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Nottoway County
Nottoway County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Nottoway County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Nottoway County growing, and who is moving in?
Nottoway County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Richmond, VA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Nottoway County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Nottoway County, month by month
Nottoway County sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Nottoway County
Richmond International sits about 48 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 Nottoway County
Schools across Nottoway County average a B, better than 73% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Crewe PrimaryB · 45% proficient
- Blackstone PrimaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nottoway IntermediateB · 44% proficient
- Nottoway MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Nottoway HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nottoway County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nottoway County 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 Nottoway County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Nottoway County
Is Nottoway County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nottoway County ranks 2,245th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nottoway County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,669. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $67,215 median income, cost of living beats 36% of counties.
Is Nottoway County safe?
Nottoway County is safer than 12% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $522 per resident a year.
Compare Nottoway County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nottoway County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nottoway County 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.
Nottoway County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nottoway County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nottoway County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nottoway County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nottoway County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nottoway County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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