Best Places25211, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25211, 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.
25211 ranks 33,045th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 25211
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.
25211's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25211 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 79% of zip codes
Where 25211 ranks low
- Short commute50.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25211
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25211 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $24,656, 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 25211's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25211
25211 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25211.
Who works in 25211, and how
Work in 25211 centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 25211
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25211.
What the weather is like in 25211, month by month
25211 sees roughly 67 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 25211
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25211
Schools across 25211 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Big Otter Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25211 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25211 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 25211 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25211
Is 25211 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25211 ranks 33,045th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25211 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $77,000. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $24,656 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 25211 safe?
25211 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $611 per resident a year.
Compare 25211 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25211. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25211 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.
25211 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25211: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25211: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25211: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25211: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25211 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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