Best PlacesQuantico Base, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quantico Base, 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.
Quantico Base ranks 19,362nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Quantico Base
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.
Quantico Base's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quantico Base ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute10.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
Where Quantico Base ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,333 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
Who lives in Quantico Base
Quantico Base runs younger than the country, 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 Quantico Base.
Who works in Quantico Base, and how
Work in Quantico Base centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Quantico Base
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Quantico Base, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Quantico Base, month by month
Quantico Base sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 73° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Quantico Base
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 27 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Quantico Base
Schools across Quantico Base average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Triangle ElementaryB+ · 50% proficient
- Widewater ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- Dumfries ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Graham Park MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Shirley C. Heim MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Forest Park HighA · 71% proficient
- North Stafford HighA · 70% proficient
- Potomac HighA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quantico Base school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quantico Base 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 Quantico Base against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quantico Base
Is Quantico Base a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quantico Base ranks 19,362nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and biking, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Quantico Base safe?
Quantico Base is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $555 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Quantico Base?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 28. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of towns.
Compare Quantico Base with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quantico Base. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quantico Base 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.
Quantico Base detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quantico Base: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quantico Base: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quantico Base: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quantico Base: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quantico Base 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.
- 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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