Best PlacesSouth Post, Fort Belvoir, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Post, Fort Belvoir, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Post, Fort Belvoir ranks 1,826th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Post, Fort Belvoir
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.
South Post, Fort Belvoir's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Post, Fort Belvoir ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where South Post, Fort Belvoir ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
Who lives in South Post, Fort Belvoir
South Post, Fort Belvoir runs younger than the country, 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 South Post, Fort Belvoir.
Who works in South Post, Fort Belvoir, and how
Work in South Post, Fort Belvoir centers on retail trade 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 84%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in South Post, Fort Belvoir
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Post, Fort Belvoir, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Post, Fort Belvoir, month by month
South Post, Fort Belvoir sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of South Post, Fort Belvoir
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 12 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 South Post, Fort Belvoir
Schools across South Post, Fort Belvoir average a B+, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Whitman MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Vernon HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Post, Fort Belvoir school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Post, Fort Belvoir 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 South Post, Fort Belvoir against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Post, Fort Belvoir
Is South Post, Fort Belvoir a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Post, Fort Belvoir ranks 1,826th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, population health, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Post, Fort Belvoir safe?
Yes, South Post, Fort Belvoir is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Post, Fort Belvoir?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 26. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 7% of neighborhoods.
Compare South Post, Fort Belvoir with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Post, Fort Belvoir. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Post, Fort Belvoir 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.
South Post, Fort Belvoir detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Post, Fort Belvoir: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Post, Fort Belvoir: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Post, Fort Belvoir: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Post, Fort Belvoir: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Post, Fort Belvoir 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.
- 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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