Best Places25422, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25422, 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.
25422 ranks 27,267th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25422
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.
25422's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25422 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 25422 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute37.2 minutes each way, better than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25422
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25422 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,919, 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 25422's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25422
25422 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25422.
Who works in 25422, and how
Work in 25422 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 25422
25422 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 25422 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 25422, month by month
25422 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 25422
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25422
Schools across 25422 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Paw Paw Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Slanesville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Warm Springs Intermediate SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Capon Bridge Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Warm Springs Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Berkeley Springs High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Hampshire Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Paw Paw High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25422 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25422 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 25422 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25422
Is 25422 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25422 ranks 27,267th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25422 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,666. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $63,919 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 25422 safe?
Yes, 25422 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare 25422 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25422. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25422 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.
25422 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25422: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25422: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25422: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25422: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25422 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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