Best PlacesBellmeade, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bellmeade, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bellmeade ranks 18,419th 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 Bellmeade
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.
Bellmeade's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bellmeade ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Bellmeade ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bellmeade
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bellmeade home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,031, 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 Bellmeade's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bellmeade
Bellmeade runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bellmeade.
Who works in Bellmeade, and how
Work in Bellmeade centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Bellmeade
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bellmeade.
What the weather is like in Bellmeade, month by month
Bellmeade sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Bellmeade
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bellmeade
Schools across Bellmeade average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pt. Pleasant IntermediateD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Point Pleasant Junior/senior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bellmeade school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bellmeade 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 Bellmeade against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bellmeade
Is Bellmeade a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bellmeade ranks 18,419th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, 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 Bellmeade expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,898. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $76,031 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Bellmeade safe?
Yes, Bellmeade is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Bellmeade with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bellmeade. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bellmeade 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.
Bellmeade detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bellmeade: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bellmeade: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bellmeade: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bellmeade: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bellmeade 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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