Best PlacesBloomery, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bloomery, 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.
Bloomery ranks 30,594th 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 Bloomery
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.
Bloomery's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bloomery ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
Where Bloomery ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute42.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bloomery
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bloomery home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,850, 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 Bloomery's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bloomery
Bloomery runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bloomery.
Who works in Bloomery, and how
Work in Bloomery centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Bloomery
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bloomery.
What the weather is like in Bloomery, month by month
Bloomery sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bloomery
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bloomery
Schools across Bloomery average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Slanesville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Capon Bridge Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Capon Bridge Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Hampshire Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bloomery school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bloomery 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 Bloomery against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bloomery
Is Bloomery a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bloomery ranks 30,594th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on state infrastructure and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bloomery expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,358. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $69,850 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Bloomery safe?
Yes, Bloomery is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare Bloomery with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bloomery. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bloomery 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.
Bloomery detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bloomery: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bloomery: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bloomery: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bloomery: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bloomery 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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