Best PlacesOakdale Farms, Norfolk, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oakdale Farms, Norfolk, 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.
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk ranks 3,963rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
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.
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oakdale Farms, Norfolk ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Oakdale Farms, Norfolk ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oakdale Farms, Norfolk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,511, 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 Oakdale Farms, Norfolk's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oakdale Farms, Norfolk.
Who works in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk, and how
Work in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Oakdale Farms, Norfolk and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk, month by month
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
Schools across Oakdale Farms, Norfolk average a B+, better than 78% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Academy For Discovery At LakewoodA · 63% proficient
- Blair MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Northside MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Norview HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Granby HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oakdale Farms, Norfolk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk 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 Oakdale Farms, Norfolk against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk
Is Oakdale Farms, Norfolk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oakdale Farms, Norfolk ranks 3,963rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and clean air, 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 Oakdale Farms, Norfolk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,707. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $63,511 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Oakdale Farms, Norfolk safe?
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $502 per resident a year.
Compare Oakdale Farms, Norfolk with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oakdale Farms, Norfolk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk 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.
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oakdale Farms, Norfolk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oakdale Farms, Norfolk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oakdale Farms, Norfolk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk 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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