| City | Population | Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Crime Rank | High School Graduation Rank | Household Income Rank | Home Value Rank | Diversity Rank | Amenities Per Person Rank | Total Amenities Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Centreville | 77,602 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14.5 |
| Tysons Corner | 18,319 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 15 |
| McLean | 48,966 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 16.25 |
| Annandale | 40,908 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 17.875 |
| Oakton | 35,904 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 18.375 |
| Alexandria | 146,294 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 18.875 |
| Chantilly | 22,316 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 38 | 19.375 |
| Reston | 57,732 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 19.375 |
| Rose Hill | 19,237 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19.625 |
| Suffolk | 85,181 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Hampton | 136,836 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 24 | 31 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20.375 |
| Herndon | 24,268 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 20.375 |
| Dale City | 65,174 | 13 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 20.625 |
| Springfield | 31,529 | 14 | 45 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 20.75 |
| Arlington | 221,045 | 15 | 50 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 21 |
| Chesapeake | 228,417 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 21.125 |
| Tuckahoe | 46,255 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 21.375 |
| Burke | 41,055 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 40 | 34 | 21.375 |
| Newport News | 180,726 | 19 | 12 | 39 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21.5 |
| Fairfax | 23,461 | 20 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 22 |
| Linton Hall | 39,146 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 48 | 45 | 23 |
| West Springfield | 23,122 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 36 | 23.125 |
| Cave Spring | 24,601 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 23.875 |
| Lincolnia | 21,642 | 24 | 46 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 35 | 24.125 |
| Norfolk | 245,782 | 25 | 12 | 49 | 36 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 24.625 |
| Virginia Beach | 447,021 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 24.75 |
| Richmond | 210,309 | 27 | 18 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Lake Ridge | 40,456 | 27 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 43 | 25 |
| Montclair | 19,411 | 29 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 49 | 25.375 |
| Blacksburg | 42,627 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 31 | 43 | 21 | 23 | 25.875 |
| Leesburg | 45,936 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 26.125 |
| Salem | 24,970 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 26.375 |
| Bailey's Crossroads | 22,762 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 26.75 |
| Waynesboro | 21,107 | 34 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 28.125 |
| Staunton | 23,921 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 6 | 16 | 28.375 |
| Manassas | 40,605 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 40 | 28.625 |
| Chester | 20,852 | 37 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 28.875 |
| Lynchburg | 77,113 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 29.875 |
| Harrisonburg | 50,981 | 39 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 30 |
| Woodlawn | 19,063 | 40 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 36 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 47 | 31.5 |
| Fredericksburg | 27,307 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 34 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 31.625 |
| Mechanicsville | 36,746 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 31.875 |
| Portsmouth | 96,470 | 43 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 32.25 |
| Charlottesville | 43,956 | 43 | 22 | 37 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 42 | 32.25 |
| Petersburg | 31,973 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 10 | 24 | 33.5 |
| Christiansburg | 21,458 | 46 | 2 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 34.375 |
| Winchester | 26,881 | 46 | 19 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 39 | 31 | 37 | 34.375 |
| Hopewell | 22,348 | 48 | 6 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 35.125 |
| Danville | 42,996 | 49 | 3 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 46 | 48 | 37.125 |
| Roanoke | 97,469 | 50 | 6 | 48 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 38 | 50 | 37.5 |