Best Places25177, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25177, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
25177 ranks 21,096th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in 25177
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.
25177's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25177 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 75% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 25177 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Household income$62,178 median, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25177
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25177 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,178, 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 25177's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 25177
25177 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 25177.
Who works in 25177, and how
Work in 25177 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 25177
25177 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 25177 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 25177, month by month
25177 sees roughly 58 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 25177
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25177
Schools across 25177 average a C−, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eastbrook Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Nitro Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Alban Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Poca Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hayes Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Saint Albans High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Nitro High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- South Charleston High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25177 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25177 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 25177 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 25177 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 25177
Is 25177 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25177 ranks 21,096th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on state infrastructure and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25177 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,453. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $62,178 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 25177 safe?
25177 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 25177?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of zip codes.
Is 25177 good for families?
Schools beat 26% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $747 a month.
Compare 25177 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25177. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25177 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.
25177 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25177: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25177: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25177: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25177: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25177 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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