Best Places24881, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24881, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
24881 ranks 32,793rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24881
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
24881's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24881 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 24881 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24881
A household needs to earn about $16,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24881 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,548, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 24881's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 24881
24881 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 24881.
Who works in 24881, and how
Work in 24881 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 24881
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24881.
What the weather is like in 24881, month by month
24881 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 24881
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24881
Schools across 24881 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fall River Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy River Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount View High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- River View High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24881 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24881 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 24881 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24881
Is 24881 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24881 ranks 32,793rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24881 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $65,400. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $29,548 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 24881 safe?
24881 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
Compare 24881 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24881. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24881 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
24881 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24881: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24881: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24881: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24881: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24881 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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