Best PlacesDoddridge County, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Doddridge County, 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.
Doddridge County ranks 2,412th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Doddridge County
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.
Doddridge County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Doddridge County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of counties
- QuietBetter than 84% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of counties
Where Doddridge County ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 3% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Doddridge County
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Doddridge County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,247, 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 Doddridge County's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Doddridge County
Doddridge County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Doddridge County.
Who works in Doddridge County, and how
Work in Doddridge County centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Doddridge County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Doddridge County.
Is Doddridge County growing, and who is moving in?
Doddridge County has lost about 10% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Harrison County, WV.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Doddridge County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Doddridge County, month by month
Doddridge County sees roughly 66 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 Doddridge County
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Doddridge County
Schools across Doddridge County average a C, better than 32% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Doddridge County Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Doddridge County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Doddridge County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Doddridge County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Doddridge County 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 Doddridge County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Doddridge County
Is Doddridge County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Doddridge County ranks 2,412th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Doddridge County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,308. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $63,247 median income, cost of living beats 55% of counties.
Is Doddridge County safe?
Doddridge County is safer than 40% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Doddridge County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Doddridge County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Doddridge County 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.
Doddridge County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Doddridge County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Doddridge County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Doddridge County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Doddridge County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Doddridge County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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