Best Places26035, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 26035, 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.
26035 ranks 18,830th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 26035
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.
26035's strengths and weaknesses
Where 26035 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 26035 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 26035
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 26035 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,342, 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 26035's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 26035
26035'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 26035.
Who works in 26035, and how
Work in 26035 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 26035
26035 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 26035 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 26035, month by month
26035 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 26035
Pittsburgh International sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 26035
Schools across 26035 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wells AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- East Garfield Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Weirton ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harding Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Weir Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Brooke Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Steubenville High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Brooke High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Weir High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 26035 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
26035 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 26035 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 26035
Is 26035 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 26035 ranks 18,830th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 26035 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,774. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,342 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 26035 safe?
Yes, 26035 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare 26035 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 26035. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 26035 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.
26035 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 26035: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 26035: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 26035: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 26035: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
26035 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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