Best Places25936, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25936, 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.
25936 ranks 27,452nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25936
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.
25936's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25936 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 25936 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25936
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25936 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,938, 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 25936's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 25936
25936 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25936.
Who works in 25936, and how
Work in 25936 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 25936
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25936.
What the weather is like in 25936, month by month
25936 sees roughly 81 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 25936
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25936
Schools across 25936 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stanaford Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Meadow Bridge ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- New River IntermediateD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak Hill Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Beckley-stratton Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Oak Hill HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Meadow Bridge HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25936 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25936 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 25936 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25936
Is 25936 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25936 ranks 27,452nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on health outcomes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25936 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,400. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,938 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 25936 safe?
Yes, 25936 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare 25936 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25936. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25936 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.
25936 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25936: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25936: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25936: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25936: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25936 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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