Best PlacesBeartown, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beartown, 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.
Beartown ranks 47,806th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beartown
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.
Beartown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beartown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Beartown ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,286 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Beartown
Beartown'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 Beartown.
Who works in Beartown, and how
Work in Beartown centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Beartown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beartown.
What the weather is like in Beartown, month by month
Beartown sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Beartown
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 158 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beartown
Schools across Beartown average a D+, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bradshaw Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Iaeger Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy River Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- River View High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beartown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beartown 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 Beartown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beartown
Is Beartown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beartown ranks 47,806th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beartown safe?
Beartown is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Beartown?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of towns.
Compare Beartown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beartown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beartown 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.
Beartown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beartown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beartown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beartown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beartown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beartown 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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