Best PlacesPartlow, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Partlow, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Partlow ranks 11,158th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Partlow
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.
Partlow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Partlow ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of towns
- Household income$98,590 median, better than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
Where Partlow ranks low
- Short commute38.9 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Partlow
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Partlow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,590, 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 Partlow's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Partlow
Partlow'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 Partlow.
Who works in Partlow, and how
Work in Partlow centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Partlow
The coast is about 45 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Partlow, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Partlow, month by month
Partlow sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Partlow
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Partlow
Schools across Partlow average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Berkeley ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Riverview ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Livingston ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Post Oak MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Spotsylvania HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Partlow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Partlow 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 Partlow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Partlow
Is Partlow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Partlow ranks 11,158th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, good schools, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Partlow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,106. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $98,590 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Partlow safe?
Yes, Partlow is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare Partlow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Partlow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Partlow 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.
Partlow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Partlow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Partlow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Partlow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Partlow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Partlow 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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