Best PlacesBrownlow, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brownlow, 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.
Brownlow ranks 14,707th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Brownlow
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.
Brownlow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brownlow ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Brownlow ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Brownlow
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brownlow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,148, 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 Brownlow's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Brownlow
Brownlow 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 Brownlow.
Who works in Brownlow, and how
Work in Brownlow centers on public administration and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Brownlow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brownlow.
What the weather is like in Brownlow, month by month
Brownlow sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Brownlow
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brownlow
Schools across Brownlow average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Dale Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Anna Jarvis Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Fairmont Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Taylor County Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Grafton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brownlow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brownlow 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 Brownlow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brownlow
Is Brownlow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brownlow ranks 14,707th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low disaster risk, and tree cover, 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 Brownlow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,308. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $94,148 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Brownlow safe?
Yes, Brownlow is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Brownlow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brownlow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brownlow 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.
Brownlow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brownlow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brownlow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brownlow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brownlow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brownlow 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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