Best PlacesCrag, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crag, 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.
Crag ranks 43,416th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crag
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.
Crag's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crag ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of towns
Where Crag ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crag
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crag home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,646, 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 Crag's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crag
Crag runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crag.
Who works in Crag, and how
Work in Crag centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crag
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crag.
What the weather is like in Crag, month by month
Crag sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Crag
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 178 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crag
Schools across Crag average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rainelle ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Smoot ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Meadow Bridge ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Greenbrier Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier West High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Meadow Bridge HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crag school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crag 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 Crag against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crag
Is Crag a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crag ranks 43,416th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crag expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,809. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $45,646 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Crag safe?
Yes, Crag is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare Crag with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crag. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crag 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.
Crag detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crag: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crag: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crag: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crag: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crag 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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