Best Places25928, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25928, 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.
25928 ranks 31,713th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25928
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.
25928's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25928 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 25928 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$36,616 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25928
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25928 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,616, 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 25928's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 25928
25928 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25928.
Who works in 25928, and how
Work in 25928 centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 25928
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25928.
What the weather is like in 25928, month by month
25928 sees roughly 85 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 25928
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25928
Schools across 25928 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mullens Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mullens Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Wyoming County East High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25928 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25928 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 25928 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25928
Is 25928 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25928 ranks 31,713th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25928 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,691. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $36,616 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 25928 safe?
25928 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
Compare 25928 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25928. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25928 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.
25928 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25928: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25928: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25928: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25928: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25928 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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