Best PlacesBerwind, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Berwind, 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.
Berwind ranks 48,711th 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 Berwind
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.
Berwind's strengths and weaknesses
Where Berwind ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
Where Berwind ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Berwind
A household needs to earn about $6,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Berwind home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,659, 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 Berwind's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Berwind
Berwind 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 Berwind.
Who works in Berwind, and how
Work in Berwind centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Berwind
Berwind has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Berwind and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Berwind, month by month
Berwind sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 28° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Berwind
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 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Berwind
Schools across Berwind average a D, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tazewell IntermediateA− · 62% proficient
- Hurley Elementary/middleB · 48% proficient
- Southside K-8D− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Tazewell HighA+ · 81% proficient
- Hurley HighA− · 62% proficient
- River View High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Berwind school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Berwind 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 Berwind against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Berwind
Is Berwind a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Berwind ranks 48,711th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Berwind expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $24,900. The overall cost of living runs about 29% below the national average. Set against a $29,659 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Berwind safe?
Berwind is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare Berwind with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Berwind. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Berwind 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.
Berwind detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Berwind: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Berwind: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Berwind: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Berwind: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Berwind 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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