Best PlacesChiefton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chiefton, 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.
Chiefton ranks 30,163rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chiefton
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.
Chiefton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chiefton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Chiefton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$52,564 median, better than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chiefton
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chiefton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,564, 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 Chiefton's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Chiefton
Chiefton runs younger than the country, 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 Chiefton.
Who works in Chiefton, and how
Work in Chiefton centers on health care & social and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chiefton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chiefton.
What the weather is like in Chiefton, month by month
Chiefton sees roughly 69 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 Chiefton
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chiefton
Schools across Chiefton average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North View Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountaineer Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chiefton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chiefton 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 Chiefton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chiefton
Is Chiefton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chiefton ranks 30,163rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chiefton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,393. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,564 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Chiefton safe?
Yes, Chiefton is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Chiefton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chiefton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chiefton 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.
Chiefton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chiefton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chiefton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chiefton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chiefton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chiefton 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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