Best Places25906, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25906, 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.
25906 ranks 16,406th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25906
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.
25906's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25906 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 25906 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25906
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25906 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,386, 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 25906's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 25906
25906 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25906.
Who works in 25906, and how
Work in 25906 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 25906
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25906.
What the weather is like in 25906, month by month
25906 sees roughly 86 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 25906
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25906
Schools across 25906 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stanaford Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Daniels ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shady Spring Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Beckley-stratton Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Shady Spring HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25906 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25906 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 25906 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25906
Is 25906 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25906 ranks 16,406th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and a strong job market, 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 25906 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,900. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $66,386 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 25906 safe?
25906 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare 25906 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25906. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25906 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.
25906 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25906: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25906: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25906: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25906: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25906 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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