Best Places25405, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25405, 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.
25405 ranks 11,457th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25405
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.
25405's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25405 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 25405 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25405
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25405 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,750, 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 25405's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25405
25405 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25405.
Who works in 25405, and how
Work in 25405 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 25405
25405 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 25405 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 25405, month by month
25405 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 25405
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25405
Schools across 25405 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shepherdstown Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Orchard View Intermediate SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Berkeley Heights Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shepherdstown Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Mountain Ridge Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Musselman Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Musselman High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Martinsburg High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25405 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25405 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 25405 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25405
Is 25405 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25405 ranks 11,457th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25405 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,708. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $86,750 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 25405 safe?
Yes, 25405 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare 25405 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25405. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25405 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.
25405 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25405: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25405: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25405: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25405: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25405 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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