Best Places25306, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25306, 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.
25306 ranks 23,061st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25306
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.
25306's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25306 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Short commute23.2 minutes each way, better than 69% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 69% of zip codes
Where 25306 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25306
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25306 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,573, 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 25306's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 25306
25306 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 25306.
Who works in 25306, and how
Work in 25306 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 25306
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25306.
What the weather is like in 25306, month by month
25306 sees roughly 60 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 25306
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25306
Schools across 25306 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ruffner Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mary Ingles Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Elk Elementary CenterC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkview Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Du Pont Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- West Side Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Capital High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Riverside High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25306 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25306 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 25306 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25306
Is 25306 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25306 ranks 23,061st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and tree cover, 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 25306 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,939. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $63,573 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 25306 safe?
25306 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare 25306 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25306. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25306 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.
25306 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25306: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25306: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25306: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25306: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25306 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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