Best PlacesCorton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Corton, 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.
Corton ranks 43,090th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Corton
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.
Corton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Corton ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
Where Corton ranks low
- Short commute63.9 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Corton
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Corton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,520, 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 Corton's effective rate of 0.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Corton
Corton runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Corton.
Who works in Corton, and how
Work in Corton centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Corton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Corton.
What the weather is like in Corton, month by month
Corton sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Corton
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Corton
Schools across Corton average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- H E White Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Clendenin Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkview Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Clay Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Clay County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Corton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Corton 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 Corton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Corton
Is Corton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Corton ranks 43,090th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Corton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,710. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $56,520 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Corton safe?
Corton is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Corton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Corton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Corton 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.
Corton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Corton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Corton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Corton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Corton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Corton 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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