Best PlacesEast Lynn, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Lynn, 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 Lynn ranks 47,681st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Lynn
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 Lynn's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Lynn ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 70% of towns
Where East Lynn ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,353 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Lynn
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Lynn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $31,353; 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 East Lynn's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 4 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 Lynn
East Lynn 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 Lynn.
Who works in East Lynn, and how
Work in East Lynn centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Lynn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Lynn.
What the weather is like in East Lynn, month by month
East Lynn sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of East Lynn
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Lynn
Schools across East Lynn average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Lynn Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Wayne Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayne Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayne High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Lynn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Lynn 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 Lynn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Lynn
Is East Lynn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Lynn ranks 47,681st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Lynn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,274. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $31,353 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is East Lynn safe?
East Lynn is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
Compare East Lynn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Lynn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Lynn 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 Lynn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Lynn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Lynn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Lynn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Lynn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Lynn 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.