Best PlacesBrush Fork, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brush Fork, 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.
Brush Fork ranks 32,650th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Brush Fork
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.
Brush Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brush Fork ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Brush Fork ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
- Household income$55,913 median, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Brush Fork
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brush Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,913, 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 Brush Fork's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 Brush Fork
Brush Fork 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 Brush Fork.
Who works in Brush Fork, and how
Work in Brush Fork centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Brush Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brush Fork.
What the weather is like in Brush Fork, month by month
Brush Fork sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Brush Fork
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brush Fork
Schools across Brush Fork average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brushfork Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bluefield Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Bluefield High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brush Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brush Fork 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 Brush Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brush Fork
Is Brush Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brush Fork ranks 32,650th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, fast internet, 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 Brush Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,077. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $55,913 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Brush Fork safe?
Yes, Brush Fork is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Brush Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brush Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brush Fork 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.
Brush Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brush Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brush Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brush Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brush Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brush Fork 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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