Best PlacesCuster Addition, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Custer Addition, 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.
Custer Addition ranks 28,673rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Custer Addition
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.
Custer Addition's strengths and weaknesses
Where Custer Addition ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of towns
Where Custer Addition ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$52,935 median, better than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Custer Addition
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Custer Addition home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $52,935; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Custer Addition's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Custer Addition
Custer Addition 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 Custer Addition.
Who works in Custer Addition, and how
Work in Custer Addition 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 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Custer Addition
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Custer Addition.
What the weather is like in Custer Addition, month by month
Custer Addition sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Custer Addition
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Custer Addition
Schools across Custer Addition average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Milford Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Nutter Fort Intermediate SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Irving Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- South Harrison Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Robert C Byrd High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- South Harrison High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Custer Addition school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Custer Addition 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 Custer Addition against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Custer Addition
Is Custer Addition a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Custer Addition ranks 28,673rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on state infrastructure 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 Custer Addition expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,060. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,935 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Custer Addition safe?
Yes, Custer Addition is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare Custer Addition with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Custer Addition. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Custer Addition 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.
Custer Addition detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Custer Addition: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Custer Addition: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Custer Addition: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Custer Addition: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Custer Addition 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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