Best PlacesCubana, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cubana, 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.
Cubana ranks 44,730th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cubana
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.
Cubana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cubana ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Cubana ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute43.5 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cubana
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cubana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,434, 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 Cubana's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cubana
Cubana's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cubana.
Who works in Cubana, and how
Work in Cubana centers on retail trade and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cubana
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cubana.
What the weather is like in Cubana, month by month
Cubana sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 68° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 70° | 54° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Cubana
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cubana
Schools across Cubana average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George Ward Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Washington District ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Coalton Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkins Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- B-u Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckhannon Upshur High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Tygarts Valley Middle/high SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cubana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cubana 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 Cubana against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cubana
Is Cubana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cubana ranks 44,730th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cubana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,207. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $52,434 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Cubana safe?
Cubana is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare Cubana with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cubana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cubana 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.
Cubana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cubana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cubana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cubana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cubana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cubana 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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