Best PlacesDavy, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Davy, 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.
Davy ranks 50,276th 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 Davy
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.
Davy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Davy ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$719 a month, better than 61% of towns
Where Davy ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$33,228 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Davy
Davy runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Davy.
Who works in Davy, and how
Work in Davy centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Davy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Davy.
What the weather is like in Davy, month by month
Davy sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Davy
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Davy
Schools across Davy average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pineville Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Fall River Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Baileysville Elementary & Middle SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pineville Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Sandy River Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Wyoming County East High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Mount View High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Westside High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Davy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Davy 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 Davy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Davy
Is Davy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Davy ranks 50,276th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes 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 Davy safe?
Davy is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $508 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Davy?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of towns.
Compare Davy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Davy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Davy 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.
Davy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Davy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Davy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Davy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Davy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Davy 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.
- 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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