Best PlacesAshton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ashton, 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.
Ashton ranks 38,733rd 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 Ashton
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.
Ashton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ashton ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Ashton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
Who lives in Ashton
Ashton'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 Ashton.
Who works in Ashton, and how
Work in Ashton centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Ashton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ashton.
What the weather is like in Ashton, month by month
Ashton sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Ashton
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ashton
Schools across Ashton average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Ashton Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Gallia Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Hannan Junior/senior High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ashton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ashton 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 Ashton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ashton
Is Ashton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ashton ranks 38,733rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and quiet, 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 Ashton safe?
Yes, Ashton is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ashton?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of towns.
Compare Ashton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ashton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ashton 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.
Ashton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ashton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ashton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ashton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ashton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ashton 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.
- 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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