Best PlacesCornwallis, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cornwallis, 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.
Cornwallis ranks 42,101st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cornwallis
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.
Cornwallis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cornwallis ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 65% of towns
Where Cornwallis ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute36.9 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Household income$50,269 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cornwallis
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cornwallis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,269, 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 Cornwallis' effective rate of 0.45%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cornwallis
Cornwallis 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 Cornwallis.
Who works in Cornwallis, and how
Work in Cornwallis centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cornwallis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cornwallis.
What the weather is like in Cornwallis, month by month
Cornwallis sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Cornwallis
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cornwallis
Schools across Cornwallis average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrisville ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ritchie County MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ritchie County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cornwallis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cornwallis 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 Cornwallis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cornwallis
Is Cornwallis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cornwallis ranks 42,101st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cornwallis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $126,107. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $50,269 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Cornwallis safe?
Cornwallis is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Cornwallis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cornwallis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cornwallis 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.
Cornwallis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cornwallis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cornwallis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cornwallis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cornwallis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cornwallis 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.