Best PlacesRoosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, 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.
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk ranks 2,312th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
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.
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk ranks low
- Short commute30.8 minutes each way, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,580, 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 Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk.
Who works in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, and how
Work in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, month by month
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
Schools across Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk average a B, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Tarrallton ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Academy For Discovery At LakewoodA · 63% proficient
- Azalea Gardens MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Norview HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Lake Taylor HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk 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 Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk
Is Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk ranks 2,312th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,240. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $105,580 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk safe?
Yes, Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk 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.
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk 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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