Ranked for Young Families
Best Places to Live in Virginia for Young Families
Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1CharlottesvillePopulation 46,289 · solid overall livability66% match
- #2Virginia BeachPopulation 457,900 · solid overall livability61% match
- #3ChesapeakePopulation 249,377 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #4RichmondPopulation 227,171 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #5HarrisonburgPopulation 51,784 · solid overall livability61% match
- #6WinchesterPopulation 28,103 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #7Cave SpringPopulation 26,013 · solid overall livability61% match
- #8LeesburgPopulation 48,465 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #9SterlingPopulation 31,058 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #10TysonsPopulation 27,617 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #11Newport NewsPopulation 185,118 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #12HamptonPopulation 137,217 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #13RoanokePopulation 99,213 · solid overall livability51% match
- #14LynchburgPopulation 79,166 · solid overall livability51% match
- #15PetersburgPopulation 33,261 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #16SalemPopulation 25,372 · solid overall livability51% match
- #17SuffolkPopulation 94,856 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #18MechanicsvillePopulation 38,328 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #19TuckahoePopulation 48,049 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #20Short PumpPopulation 28,400 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #21ArlingtonPopulation 235,845 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #22AlexandriaPopulation 157,594 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #23CentrevillePopulation 72,680 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #24RestonPopulation 62,339 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #25AshburnPopulation 45,479 · mixed overall livability41% 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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