Best PlacesPrince George, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Prince George, 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.
Prince George ranks 12,052nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Prince George
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.
Prince George's strengths and weaknesses
Where Prince George ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Prince George ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Prince George
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Prince George home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,862, 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 Prince George's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Prince George
Prince George runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Prince George.
Who works in Prince George, and how
Work in Prince George 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 82%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Prince George
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Prince George.
What the weather is like in Prince George, month by month
Prince George sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Prince George
Richmond International sits about 18 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 Prince George
Schools across Prince George average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- L.l. Beazley ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Middle Road ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- North ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.e.j. Moore MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Elizabeth Davis MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Carter G. Woodson MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Prince George HighA · 75% proficient
- Thomas Dale HighA− · 63% proficient
- Hopewell HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Prince George school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Prince George 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 Prince George against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Prince George
Is Prince George a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Prince George ranks 12,052nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and transit, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Prince George expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,965. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $82,862 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Prince George safe?
Prince George is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Prince George with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Prince George. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Prince George 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.
Prince George detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Prince George: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Prince George: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Prince George: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Prince George: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Prince George 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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