Best PlacesSycolin, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in the Sycolin area, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sycolin ranks 6th of 50333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on population health and lowest on childcare costs.
The best neighborhoods in Sycolin
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.
Sycolin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sycolin ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 100% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 100% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$249,974 median, better than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
Where Sycolin ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,632 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sycolin
A household needs to earn about $279,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sycolin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $249,974; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment and a 6.8% 30-year fixed rate. The rate updates weekly from Freddie Mac; property tax uses Sycolin's effective rate against the median home value.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first ten 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 Sycolin
Sycolin 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 Sycolin.
Who works in Sycolin, and how
Work in Sycolin centers on professional & technical and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 44%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sycolin
The coast is about 42 minutes away. The map and measures below show how they vary by area.
What the weather is like in Sycolin, month by month
Sycolin sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 29. Spring and fall carry most of the comfortable stretch.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Sycolin
Washington Dulles International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sycolin
Schools across Sycolin average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sycolin Creek ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
- Belmont Station ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Cool Spring ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trailside MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- J. Lupton Simpson MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Harper Park MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Stone Bridge HighA+ · 81% proficient
- Loudoun County HighA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sycolin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sycolin 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 Sycolin against the other 50332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sycolin
Is Sycolin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sycolin ranks 6th of 50333 towns. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and low crime, 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 Sycolin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,056,158. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $249,974 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Sycolin safe?
Yes, Sycolin is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $118 per resident a year.
Compare Sycolin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sycolin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sycolin 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.
Sycolin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sycolin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sycolin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sycolin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sycolin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sycolin 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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