Best PlacesWinterpock, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winterpock, 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.
Winterpock ranks 5,929th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Winterpock
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.
Winterpock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winterpock ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$98,107 median, better than 83% of towns
Where Winterpock ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,136 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 34% of towns
- Short commute29.6 minutes each way, better than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winterpock
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winterpock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,107, 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 Winterpock's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Winterpock
Winterpock's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winterpock.
Who works in Winterpock, and how
Work in Winterpock centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Winterpock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winterpock.
What the weather is like in Winterpock, month by month
Winterpock sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Winterpock
Richmond International sits about 17 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 Winterpock
Schools across Winterpock average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Run ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- O.b. Gates ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bailey Bridge MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Matoaca MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Salem Church MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Manchester HighA · 67% proficient
- Matoaca HighA− · 65% proficient
- Lloyd C. Bird HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winterpock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winterpock 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 Winterpock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winterpock
Is Winterpock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winterpock ranks 5,929th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, tree cover, and biking, 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 Winterpock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,912. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $98,107 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Winterpock safe?
Winterpock is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Winterpock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winterpock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winterpock 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.
Winterpock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winterpock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winterpock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winterpock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winterpock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winterpock 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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