Best Places24976, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24976, 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.
24976 ranks 29,195th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in 24976
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.
24976's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24976 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 24976 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter 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
- Household income$40,988 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24976
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24976 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $40,988; 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 24976's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24976
24976 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 24976.
Who works in 24976, and how
Work in 24976 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 24976
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24976.
What the weather is like in 24976, month by month
24976 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 24976
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24976
Schools across 24976 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary & Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Alderson ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Ronceverte ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern Greenbrier Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier East High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- James Monroe High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24976 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24976 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 24976 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24976
Is 24976 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24976 ranks 29,195th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24976 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,583. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $40,988 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 24976 safe?
Yes, 24976 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare 24976 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24976. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24976 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.
24976 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24976: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24976: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24976: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24976: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24976 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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