Best Places25612, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25612, 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.
25612 ranks 27,679th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25612
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.
25612's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25612 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 25612 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25612
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25612 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,502, 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 25612's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 25612
25612 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 25612.
Who works in 25612, and how
Work in 25612 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 25612
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25612.
What the weather is like in 25612, month by month
25612 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 25612
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25612
Schools across 25612 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Omar ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Man Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Man Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Logan Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25612 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25612 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 25612 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25612
Is 25612 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25612 ranks 27,679th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25612 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,800. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,502 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 25612 safe?
25612 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare 25612 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25612. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25612 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.
25612 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25612: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25612: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25612: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25612: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25612 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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