Best Places25301, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25301, 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.
25301 ranks 27,829th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25301
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.
25301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25301 ranks high
- Short commute12.4 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 25301 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$42,472 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25301
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $42,472, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 25301's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 25301
25301 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 25301.
Who works in 25301, and how
Work in 25301 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in 25301
25301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 25301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 25301, month by month
25301 sees roughly 57 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 25301
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25301
Schools across 25301 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Piedmont Year-round EducationD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horace Mann Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- West Side Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Capital High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25301 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 25301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25301
Is 25301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25301 ranks 27,829th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on state infrastructure and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,329. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $42,472 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 25301 safe?
25301 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $883 per resident a year.
Compare 25301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25301 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.
25301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25301 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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