Best PlacesEaton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eaton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eaton ranks 29,997th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eaton
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.
Eaton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eaton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Eaton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eaton
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eaton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,850, 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 Eaton's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Eaton
Eaton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eaton.
Who works in Eaton, and how
Work in Eaton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Eaton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eaton.
What the weather is like in Eaton, month by month
Eaton sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 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 | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Eaton
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eaton
Schools across Eaton average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrisville ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Wirt County Primary CenterC+ · 38% proficient
- Kanawha Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamilton Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Wirt County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ritchie County MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkersburg High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Ritchie County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Wirt County High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eaton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eaton 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 Eaton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eaton
Is Eaton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eaton ranks 29,997th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and quiet, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eaton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,048. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $67,850 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Eaton safe?
Yes, Eaton is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Eaton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eaton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eaton 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.
Eaton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eaton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eaton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eaton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eaton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eaton 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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