Best PlacesDellslow, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dellslow, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dellslow ranks 3,038th 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 Dellslow
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.
Dellslow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dellslow ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
Where Dellslow ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 75 pleasant days a year, better than only 36% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 37% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 44% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 46% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dellslow
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dellslow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,623, 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 Dellslow's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Dellslow
Dellslow's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Dellslow.
Who works in Dellslow, and how
Work in Dellslow centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dellslow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dellslow.
What the weather is like in Dellslow, month by month
Dellslow sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Dellslow
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dellslow
Schools across Dellslow average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cheat Lake Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountaineer Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- South Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Morgantown High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- University High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dellslow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dellslow 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 Dellslow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dellslow
Is Dellslow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dellslow ranks 3,038th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dellslow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,541. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $108,623 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Dellslow safe?
Yes, Dellslow is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Dellslow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dellslow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dellslow 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.
Dellslow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dellslow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dellslow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dellslow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dellslow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dellslow 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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