Best PlacesReva, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reva, 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.
Reva ranks 16,439th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Reva
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.
Reva's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reva ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of towns
Where Reva ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute34.2 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reva
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reva home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,514, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Reva's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reva
Reva runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reva.
Who works in Reva, and how
Work in Reva centers on construction 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 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Reva
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reva.
What the weather is like in Reva, month by month
Reva sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 24° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 92° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Reva
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reva
Schools across Reva average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A.g. Richardson ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- William H. Wetsel MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern View HighA · 70% proficient
- Madison County HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reva school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reva 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 Reva against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reva
Is Reva a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reva ranks 16,439th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, big-city access, and low crime, and lowest on state finances and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reva expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,859. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $81,514 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Reva safe?
Yes, Reva is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Reva with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reva. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reva 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.
Reva detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reva: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reva: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reva: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reva: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reva 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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