Best Places25541, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25541, 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.
25541 ranks 19,271st 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 25541
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.
25541's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25541 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 25541 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25541
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25541 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,861, 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 25541's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 25541
25541 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25541.
Who works in 25541, and how
Work in 25541 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, 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 2%
Life in 25541
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25541.
What the weather is like in 25541, month by month
25541 sees roughly 59 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° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 25541
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25541
Schools across 25541 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ona Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Salt Rock Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Milton Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barboursville Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Milton Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Cabell Midland High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Hannan Junior/senior High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25541 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25541 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 25541 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25541
Is 25541 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25541 ranks 19,271st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, 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 25541 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,399. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $66,861 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 25541 safe?
Yes, 25541 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare 25541 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25541. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25541 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.
25541 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25541: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25541: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25541: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25541: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25541 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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