Best PlacesTabscott, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tabscott, 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.
Tabscott ranks 24,266th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tabscott
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.
Tabscott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tabscott ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
Where Tabscott ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$50,046 median, better than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tabscott
A household needs to earn about $149,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tabscott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,046, 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 Tabscott's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tabscott
Tabscott 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 Tabscott.
Who works in Tabscott, and how
Work in Tabscott centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 42%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Tabscott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tabscott.
What the weather is like in Tabscott, month by month
Tabscott sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Tabscott
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tabscott
Schools across Tabscott average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Byrd ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Cumberland ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fluvanna MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Cumberland MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Goochland HighA · 71% proficient
- Fluvanna County HighA− · 65% proficient
- Cumberland HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tabscott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tabscott 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 Tabscott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tabscott
Is Tabscott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tabscott ranks 24,266th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, tree cover, and an educated workforce, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tabscott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $592,274. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $50,046 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Tabscott safe?
Tabscott is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $384 per resident a year.
Compare Tabscott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tabscott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tabscott 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.
Tabscott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tabscott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tabscott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tabscott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tabscott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tabscott 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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