Best Places24916, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24916, 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.
24916 ranks 18,023rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24916
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.
24916's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24916 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 24916 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24916
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24916 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $75,422; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 24916's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 24916
24916 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 24916.
Who works in 24916, and how
Work in 24916 centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 24916
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24916.
What the weather is like in 24916, month by month
24916 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 24916
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24916
Schools across 24916 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lewisburg ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Smoot ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Alderson ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern Greenbrier Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Western Greenbrier Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier East High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24916 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24916 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 24916 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24916
Is 24916 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24916 ranks 18,023rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, low crime, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24916 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,328. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $75,422 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 24916 safe?
Yes, 24916 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare 24916 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24916. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24916 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.
24916 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24916: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24916: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24916: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24916: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24916 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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