Best Places25049, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25049, 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.
25049 ranks 26,066th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25049
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.
25049's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25049 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 25049 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25049
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25049 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,598, 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 25049's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25049
25049 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25049.
Who works in 25049, and how
Work in 25049 centers on mining & oil & gas and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 25049
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25049.
What the weather is like in 25049, month by month
25049 sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 25049
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25049
Schools across 25049 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sherman Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Baileysville Elementary & Middle SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Sharon Dawes Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sherman Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Sherman High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Westside High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25049 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25049 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 25049 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25049
Is 25049 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25049 ranks 26,066th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25049 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,349. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $65,598 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 25049 safe?
Yes, 25049 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
Compare 25049 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25049. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25049 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.
25049 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25049: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25049: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25049: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25049: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25049 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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