Best Places25241, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25241, 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.
25241 ranks 12,608th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in 25241
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.
25241's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25241 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 25241 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25241
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25241 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,725, 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 25241's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25241
25241 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25241.
Who works in 25241, and how
Work in 25241 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 25241
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25241.
What the weather is like in 25241, month by month
25241 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 25241
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25241
Schools across 25241 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Evans Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ripley Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Ripley High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25241 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25241 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 25241 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25241
Is 25241 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25241 ranks 12,608th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, fast internet, and quiet, 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 25241 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,522. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $63,725 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 25241 safe?
Yes, 25241 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $181 per resident a year.
Compare 25241 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25241. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25241 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.
25241 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25241: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25241: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25241: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25241: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25241 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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