Best PlacesShockoe, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shockoe, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shockoe ranks 31,963rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shockoe
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.
Shockoe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shockoe ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$587 a month, better than 80% of towns
Where Shockoe ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shockoe
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shockoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,139, 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 Shockoe's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Shockoe
Shockoe 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 Shockoe.
Who works in Shockoe, and how
Work in Shockoe centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Shockoe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shockoe.
What the weather is like in Shockoe, month by month
Shockoe sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Shockoe
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shockoe
Schools across Shockoe average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chatham ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Mount Airy ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Southside ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chatham MiddleA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Chatham HighA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shockoe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shockoe 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 Shockoe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shockoe
Is Shockoe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shockoe ranks 31,963rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on health outcomes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shockoe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,504. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $54,139 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Shockoe safe?
Shockoe is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
Compare Shockoe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shockoe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shockoe 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.
Shockoe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shockoe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shockoe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shockoe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shockoe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shockoe 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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