Best PlacesZion Crossroads, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zion Crossroads, 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.
Zion Crossroads ranks 1,757th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Zion Crossroads
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.
Zion Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Zion Crossroads ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
Where Zion Crossroads ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zion Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zion Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,414, 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 Zion Crossroads' effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Zion Crossroads
Zion Crossroads 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 Zion Crossroads.
Who works in Zion Crossroads, and how
Work in Zion Crossroads centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Zion Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Zion Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Zion Crossroads, month by month
Zion Crossroads sees roughly 69 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 Zion Crossroads
The nearest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zion Crossroads
Schools across Zion Crossroads average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Moss-nuckols ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Louisa County MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisa County HighA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zion Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zion Crossroads 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 Zion Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zion Crossroads
Is Zion Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zion Crossroads ranks 1,757th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, an educated workforce, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zion Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $512,100. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $104,414 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Zion Crossroads safe?
Yes, Zion Crossroads is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare Zion Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zion Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zion Crossroads 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.
Zion Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zion Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zion Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zion Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zion Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zion Crossroads 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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