Best Places26560, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 26560, 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.
26560 ranks 27,397th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 26560
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.
26560's strengths and weaknesses
Where 26560 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 65% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 62% of zip codes
Where 26560 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 26560
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 26560 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,574, 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 26560's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 26560
26560 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 26560.
Who works in 26560, and how
Work in 26560 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 26560
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 26560.
What the weather is like in 26560, month by month
26560 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 26560
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 26560
Schools across 26560 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rivesville Elementary/middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairmont Senior High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 26560 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
26560 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 26560 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 26560
Is 26560 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 26560 ranks 27,397th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 26560 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,300. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $60,574 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 26560 safe?
26560 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare 26560 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 26560. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 26560 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.
26560 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 26560: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 26560: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 26560: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 26560: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
26560 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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