Best PlacesEast Dailey, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Dailey, 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.
East Dailey ranks 17,202nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Dailey
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.
East Dailey's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Dailey ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
Where East Dailey ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Dailey
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Dailey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,678, 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 East Dailey's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Dailey
East Dailey 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 East Dailey.
Who works in East Dailey, and how
Work in East Dailey centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Dailey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Dailey.
What the weather is like in East Dailey, month by month
East Dailey sees roughly 69 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 East Dailey
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Dailey
Schools across East Dailey average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George Ward Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Beverly Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkins Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Elkins High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Tygarts Valley Middle/high SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Dailey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Dailey 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 East Dailey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Dailey
Is East Dailey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Dailey ranks 17,202nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Dailey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,881. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $92,678 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is East Dailey safe?
East Dailey is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare East Dailey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Dailey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Dailey 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.
East Dailey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Dailey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Dailey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Dailey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Dailey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Dailey 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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