Best PlacesWaverly Hills, Arlington, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Waverly Hills, Arlington, 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.
Waverly Hills, Arlington ranks 33rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Waverly Hills, Arlington
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.
Waverly Hills, Arlington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Waverly Hills, Arlington ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Household income$166,013 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Waverly Hills, Arlington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,495 a month, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Waverly Hills, Arlington
A household needs to earn about $250,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Waverly Hills, Arlington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $166,013, 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 Waverly Hills, Arlington's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Waverly Hills, Arlington
Waverly Hills, Arlington's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Waverly Hills, Arlington.
Who works in Waverly Hills, Arlington, and how
Work in Waverly Hills, Arlington centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Waverly Hills, Arlington
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Waverly Hills, Arlington, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Waverly Hills, Arlington, month by month
Waverly Hills, Arlington sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Waverly Hills, Arlington
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 5 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 Waverly Hills, Arlington
Schools across Waverly Hills, Arlington average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Glebe ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- Williamsburg MiddleA+ · 90% proficient
- Swanson MiddleA+ · 79% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington Community HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Waverly Hills, Arlington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Waverly Hills, Arlington 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 Waverly Hills, Arlington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Waverly Hills, Arlington
Is Waverly Hills, Arlington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Waverly Hills, Arlington ranks 33rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, cell coverage, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Waverly Hills, Arlington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $925,079. The overall cost of living runs about 46% above the national average. Set against a $166,013 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Waverly Hills, Arlington safe?
Yes, Waverly Hills, Arlington is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Waverly Hills, Arlington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Waverly Hills, Arlington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Waverly Hills, Arlington 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.
Waverly Hills, Arlington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Waverly Hills, Arlington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Waverly Hills, Arlington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Waverly Hills, Arlington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Waverly Hills, Arlington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Waverly Hills, Arlington 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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