Best PlacesChurchville, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Churchville, 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.
Churchville ranks 42,326th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Churchville
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.
Churchville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Churchville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Churchville ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute42.5 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Churchville
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Churchville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,403, 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 Churchville's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Churchville
Churchville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Churchville.
Who works in Churchville, and how
Work in Churchville centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Churchville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Churchville.
What the weather is like in Churchville, month by month
Churchville sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Churchville
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Churchville
Schools across Churchville average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jane Lew Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Leading Creek ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Robert L. Bland Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewis County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Churchville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Churchville 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 Churchville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Churchville
Is Churchville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Churchville ranks 42,326th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Churchville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,800. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $54,403 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Churchville safe?
Yes, Churchville is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Churchville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Churchville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Churchville 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.
Churchville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Churchville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Churchville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Churchville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Churchville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Churchville 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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