Best PlacesEdgarton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgarton, 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.
Edgarton ranks 49,152nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Edgarton
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.
Edgarton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgarton ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 59% of towns
Where Edgarton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$21,955 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgarton
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgarton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $21,955, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Edgarton's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Edgarton
Edgarton 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 Edgarton.
Who works in Edgarton, and how
Work in Edgarton centers on transportation & warehousing and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, 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 Edgarton
Edgarton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Edgarton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edgarton, month by month
Edgarton sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Edgarton
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgarton
Schools across Edgarton average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Matewan Pk8C− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Mingo Central Comprehensive High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgarton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgarton 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 Edgarton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgarton
Is Edgarton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgarton ranks 49,152nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes 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 Edgarton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,800. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $21,955 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Edgarton safe?
Edgarton is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
Compare Edgarton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgarton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgarton 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.
Edgarton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgarton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgarton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgarton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgarton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgarton 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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