Best PlacesStanardsville, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stanardsville, 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.
Stanardsville ranks 12,977th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stanardsville
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.
Stanardsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stanardsville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of towns
Where Stanardsville ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stanardsville
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stanardsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,658, 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 Stanardsville's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stanardsville
Stanardsville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stanardsville.
Who works in Stanardsville, and how
Work in Stanardsville centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Stanardsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stanardsville.
What the weather is like in Stanardsville, month by month
Stanardsville sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Stanardsville
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stanardsville
Schools across Stanardsville average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elkton ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Nathanael Greene ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Monroe MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Elkton MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Page County MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- East Rockingham HighA · 72% proficient
- William Monroe HighA− · 62% proficient
- Page County HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stanardsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stanardsville 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 Stanardsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stanardsville
Is Stanardsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stanardsville ranks 12,977th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on state finances and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stanardsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,527. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $78,658 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Stanardsville safe?
Yes, Stanardsville is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Stanardsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stanardsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stanardsville 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.
Stanardsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stanardsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stanardsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stanardsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stanardsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stanardsville 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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