Best Places25813, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25813, 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.
25813 ranks 24,440th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25813
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.
25813's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25813 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 25813 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25813
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25813 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,789, 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 25813's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25813
25813's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25813.
Who works in 25813, and how
Work in 25813 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 25813
25813 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 25813 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 25813, month by month
25813 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 25813
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25813
Schools across 25813 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stanaford Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Daniels ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Coal City ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shady Spring Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Independence Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Beckley-stratton Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Shady Spring HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Independence High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25813 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25813 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 25813 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25813
Is 25813 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25813 ranks 24,440th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25813 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,014. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,789 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 25813 safe?
25813 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare 25813 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25813. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25813 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.
25813 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25813: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25813: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25813: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25813: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25813 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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