Best PlacesSeminary Hill, Alexandria, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seminary 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.
Seminary Hill, Alexandria ranks 1,117th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Seminary 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.
Seminary Hill, Alexandria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seminary Hill, Alexandria ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Household income$130,034 median, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Seminary Hill, Alexandria ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,092 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Short commute28.3 minutes each way, better than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Seminary Hill, Alexandria
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seminary Hill, Alexandria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $130,034, 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 Seminary Hill, Alexandria's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Seminary Hill, Alexandria
Seminary Hill, Alexandria'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 Seminary Hill, Alexandria.
Who works in Seminary Hill, Alexandria, and how
Work in Seminary Hill, Alexandria centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Seminary Hill, Alexandria
Seminary Hill, Alexandria has more parkland per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Seminary Hill, Alexandria and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Seminary Hill, Alexandria, month by month
Seminary Hill, Alexandria sees roughly 64 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 Seminary Hill, Alexandria
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 4 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 Seminary Hill, Alexandria
Schools across Seminary Hill, Alexandria average a B, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lyles-crouch ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Douglas Macarthur ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- George Washington MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Francis C. Hammond MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Alexandria City High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seminary Hill, Alexandria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seminary 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 Seminary Hill, Alexandria against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Seminary Hill, Alexandria suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of neighborhoods and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Seminary Hill, Alexandria
Is Seminary Hill, Alexandria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seminary Hill, Alexandria ranks 1,117th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cheap car insurance, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seminary Hill, Alexandria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $639,936. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $130,034 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Seminary Hill, Alexandria safe?
Yes, Seminary Hill, Alexandria is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Seminary Hill, Alexandria?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 30. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of neighborhoods.
Is Seminary Hill, Alexandria good for families?
Schools beat 74% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $2,092 a month.
Compare Seminary Hill, Alexandria with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seminary Hill, Alexandria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seminary 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.
Seminary Hill, Alexandria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seminary Hill, Alexandria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seminary Hill, Alexandria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seminary Hill, Alexandria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seminary Hill, Alexandria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seminary 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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