Best Places to Live in Virginia for Walkable City Living

Top 25 places

1. #1AlexandriaPopulation 157,594 · mixed overall livability100% match
2. #2PortsmouthPopulation 97,384 · mixed overall livability100% match
3. #3ArlingtonPopulation 235,845 · mixed overall livability92% match
4. #4CentrevillePopulation 72,680 · mixed overall livability92% match
5. #5RestonPopulation 62,339 · mixed overall livability92% match
6. #6TuckahoePopulation 48,049 · mixed overall livability83% match
7. #7CharlottesvillePopulation 46,289 · solid overall livability83% match
8. #8BlacksburgPopulation 45,147 · solid overall livability83% match
9. #9ManassasPopulation 42,620 · mixed overall livability83% match
10. #10FredericksburgPopulation 28,258 · mixed overall livability83% match
11. #11Virginia BeachPopulation 457,900 · solid overall livability81% match
12. #12ChesapeakePopulation 249,377 · mixed overall livability81% match
13. #13NorfolkPopulation 236,973 · mixed overall livability81% match
14. #14Newport NewsPopulation 185,118 · mixed overall livability81% match
15. #15HamptonPopulation 137,217 · mixed overall livability81% match
16. #16LynchburgPopulation 79,166 · solid overall livability81% match
17. #17McLeanPopulation 49,587 · mixed overall livability75% match
18. #18AshburnPopulation 45,479 · mixed overall livability75% match
19. #19BurkePopulation 44,228 · mixed overall livability75% match
20. #20WoodbridgePopulation 42,619 · mixed overall livability75% match
21. #21OaktonPopulation 36,529 · mixed overall livability75% match
22. #22Fair OaksPopulation 35,130 · mixed overall livability75% match
23. #23SpringfieldPopulation 31,022 · mixed overall livability75% match
24. #24WinchesterPopulation 28,103 · mixed overall livability72% match
25. #25RichmondPopulation 227,171 · mixed overall livability69% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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