Best PlacesReedy Creek, Richmond, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reedy Creek, Richmond, 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.
Reedy Creek, Richmond ranks 3,930th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Reedy Creek, Richmond
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.
Reedy Creek, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reedy Creek, Richmond ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Reedy Creek, Richmond ranks low
- Short commute36.4 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Reedy Creek, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reedy Creek, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,991; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Reedy Creek, Richmond's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reedy Creek, Richmond
Reedy Creek, Richmond's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reedy Creek, Richmond.
Who works in Reedy Creek, Richmond, and how
Work in Reedy Creek, Richmond centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Reedy Creek, Richmond
Reedy Creek, Richmond has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Reedy Creek, Richmond and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Reedy Creek, Richmond, month by month
Reedy Creek, Richmond sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Reedy Creek, Richmond
Richmond International sits about 8 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 Reedy Creek, Richmond
Schools across Reedy Creek, Richmond average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Swansboro ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Patrick Henry School Of Science And ArtsD · 20% proficient
- Westover Hills ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- River City MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- George Wythe HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reedy Creek, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reedy Creek, Richmond 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 Reedy Creek, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Reedy Creek, Richmond
Is Reedy Creek, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reedy Creek, Richmond ranks 3,930th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reedy Creek, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,903. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $70,991 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Reedy Creek, Richmond safe?
Reedy Creek, Richmond is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $610 per resident a year.
Compare Reedy Creek, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reedy Creek, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reedy Creek, Richmond 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.
Reedy Creek, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reedy Creek, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reedy Creek, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reedy Creek, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reedy Creek, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reedy Creek, Richmond 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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