Best PlacesStudley, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Studley, 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.
Studley ranks 817th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Studley
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.
Studley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Studley ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$159,833 median, better than 98% of towns
Where Studley ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,015 a month, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Studley
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Studley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $159,833, 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 Studley's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Studley
Studley 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 Studley.
Who works in Studley, and how
Work in Studley centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Studley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Studley.
What the weather is like in Studley, month by month
Studley sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 51, 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 | 51° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Studley
Richmond International sits about 19 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Studley
Schools across Studley average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kersey Creek ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- John M. Gandy ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak Knoll MiddleA+ · 84% proficient
- Liberty MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Hanover HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Patrick Henry HighA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Studley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Studley 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 Studley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Studley
Is Studley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Studley ranks 817th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Studley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $561,400. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $159,833 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Studley safe?
Studley is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Studley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Studley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Studley 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.
Studley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Studley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Studley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Studley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Studley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Studley 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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