If you aren’t familiar, Niche.com is an online market leader at preparing reputable rankings around a wide range of topics from top schools in America to the top towns to live in across the United States.
Recently, Niche released its 2024 ranking that evaluated the best neighborhoods to live across the United States and after considering a long list of factors, they determined that the best neighborhood to live in America was none other than:
Colonial Village in Arlington, VA!
How is Colonial Village in Arlington the best neighborhood to live in America?
Well, Colonial Village being selected as the best neighborhood to live in America left us as excited as we were puzzled.
After all, it wasn’t long ago that Silver Spring was named one of the best places for families to live in the United States.
Well, despite the Arlington area’s high cost of living being so close to the District and the neighborhood’s competitive real estate market, Colonial Village managed to record the following scores that secured it the top spot in the nation:
- Overall Niche Grade – A+
- Public Schools – A+
- Housing – B+
- Good For Families – A+
- Jobs – A-
- Cost of Living – B-
- Outdoor Activities – A
- Crime & Safety – N/A
- Nightlife – A+
- Diversity – A-
- Weather – B
- Health & Fitness – A+
- Commute – A+
The ranking acknowledged a few of the neighborhood’s drawbacks, like that most residents of Colonial Village are limited to pricy rental apartments (median rent was measured at $2,000 per month) or that the general cost of living is high, they felt that the quality of life for residents counterbalanced those expenses.
Ultimately, Niche highlighted that the neighborhood’s variety of local shops, bars, parks, and restaurants, combined with its proximity to a major city like Washington, D.C. made it the best neighborhood to live in the country.