Best PlacesRose Hill, Alexandria, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rose Hill, Alexandria, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rose Hill, Alexandria ranks 154th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rose Hill, Alexandria
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.
Rose Hill, Alexandria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rose Hill, Alexandria ranks high
- Household income$191,432 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Rose Hill, Alexandria ranks low
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,512 a month, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rose Hill, Alexandria
A household needs to earn about $185,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rose Hill, Alexandria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $191,432, 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 Rose Hill, Alexandria's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Rose Hill, Alexandria
Rose Hill, Alexandria's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Rose Hill, Alexandria.
Who works in Rose Hill, Alexandria, and how
Work in Rose Hill, Alexandria centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Rose Hill, Alexandria
Rose Hill, Alexandria has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rose Hill, Alexandria and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rose Hill, Alexandria, month by month
Rose Hill, Alexandria sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Rose Hill, Alexandria
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 6 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 Rose Hill, Alexandria
Schools across Rose Hill, Alexandria average an A−, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Clermont ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Bush Hill ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Lyles-crouch ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twain MiddleA · 65% proficient
- George Washington MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Francis C. Hammond MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Edison HighA− · 66% proficient
- Hayfield SecondaryA− · 63% proficient
- Alexandria City High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rose Hill, Alexandria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rose Hill, Alexandria 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 Rose Hill, Alexandria against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Rose Hill, Alexandria suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of neighborhoods and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Rose Hill, Alexandria
Is Rose Hill, Alexandria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rose Hill, Alexandria ranks 154th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on high incomes, low crime, and a stable housing market, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rose Hill, Alexandria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $703,934. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $191,432 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Rose Hill, Alexandria safe?
Yes, Rose Hill, Alexandria is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rose Hill, Alexandria?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 30. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of neighborhoods.
Is Rose Hill, Alexandria good for families?
Schools beat 93% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,512 a month.
Compare Rose Hill, Alexandria with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rose Hill, Alexandria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rose Hill, Alexandria 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.
Rose Hill, Alexandria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rose Hill, Alexandria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rose Hill, Alexandria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rose Hill, Alexandria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rose Hill, Alexandria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rose Hill, Alexandria 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.
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