Best Places To Live List: How Kingstowne Area Neighborhoods Fare

KINGSTOWNE, VA — Niche.com has put out its 2020 list of best places to live in Virginia, and various Kingstowne area neighborhoods are individually ranked.

There are over 200 places ranked on this year's list. To arrive at the rankings, Niche took various factors into consideration, such as the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities.

Many of the places on the list are neighborhoods or towns from Northern Virginia. In fact, Arlington County had 21 places in the top 25. Arlington as a whole was ranked the eighth best place to live, while its Bluemont neighborhood took the top spot.

Kingstowne came in at number 72, while nearby neighborhoods like Rose Hill, Hayfield, and Franconia were in the 100s. Niche gave Kingstowne an averall A+ grade with A-level grades for being good for families, as well as outdoor activities, diversity, and health and fitness. There were B-level grades for public schools, housing, jobs, and commute, while the lowest grade was a C+ for cost of living.

Here are the places around Kingstowne with top 200 rankings. More data from Niche is available by clicking on each neighborhood.

72. Kingstowne

108. Franconia

134. Newington

136. Hayfield

149. Rose Hill

194. Springfield

View the full Niche list here and full methodology online here.