Best Places24957, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24957, 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.
24957 ranks 18,552nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in 24957
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.
24957's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24957 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 24957 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24957
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24957 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,610, 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 24957's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24957
24957 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 24957.
Who works in 24957, and how
Work in 24957 centers on public administration and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 24957
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24957.
What the weather is like in 24957, month by month
24957 sees roughly 79 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 24957
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24957
Schools across 24957 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Frankford ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern Greenbrier Middle SchoolC− · 28% 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 24957 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24957 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 24957 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24957
Is 24957 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24957 ranks 18,552nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state infrastructure and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24957 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,095. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $91,610 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 24957 safe?
Yes, 24957 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare 24957 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24957. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24957 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.
24957 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24957: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24957: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24957: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24957: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24957 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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