Best Places25185, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25185, 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.
25185 ranks 28,108th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25185
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.
25185's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25185 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 71% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 25185 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute45.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
Who lives in 25185
25185 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 25185.
Who works in 25185, and how
Work in 25185 centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 25185
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25185.
What the weather is like in 25185, month by month
25185 sees roughly 71 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 25185
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25185
Schools across 25185 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Pk-8D− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Midland Trail HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25185 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25185 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 25185 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25185
Is 25185 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25185 ranks 28,108th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25185 safe?
25185 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 25185?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Compare 25185 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25185. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25185 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.
25185 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25185: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25185: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25185: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25185: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25185 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.
- 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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