Best Places25854, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25854, 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.
25854 ranks 23,832nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25854
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.
25854's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25854 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 25854 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25854
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25854 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,987, 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 25854's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25854
25854 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25854.
Who works in 25854, and how
Work in 25854 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 25854
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25854.
What the weather is like in 25854, month by month
25854 sees roughly 88 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 25854
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25854
Schools across 25854 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mt Lookout Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Divide ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Ansted ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Summersville Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Midland Trail HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25854 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25854 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 25854 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25854
Is 25854 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25854 ranks 23,832nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25854 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,838. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,987 median income, cost of living beats 57% of zip codes.
Is 25854 safe?
Yes, 25854 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
Compare 25854 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25854. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25854 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.
25854 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25854: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25854: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25854: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25854: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25854 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.