Best PlacesAntioch, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Antioch, 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.
Antioch ranks 23,049th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Antioch
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.
Antioch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Antioch ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Antioch ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Antioch
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Antioch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,835, 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 Antioch's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Antioch
Antioch'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 Antioch.
Who works in Antioch, and how
Work in Antioch centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Antioch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Antioch.
What the weather is like in Antioch, month by month
Antioch sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Antioch
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Antioch
Schools across Antioch average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Creek Primary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Burlington PrimaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Keyser Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Keyser High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Antioch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Antioch 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 Antioch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Antioch
Is Antioch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Antioch ranks 23,049th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low crime, and few empty homes, 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 Antioch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,232. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $78,835 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Antioch safe?
Yes, Antioch is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare Antioch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Antioch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Antioch 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.
Antioch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Antioch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Antioch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Antioch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Antioch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Antioch 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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