Best PlacesElbert, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elbert, 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.
Elbert ranks 50,333rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elbert
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.
Elbert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elbert ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 70% of towns
- Cheap childcare$688 a month, better than 67% of towns
Where Elbert ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute57.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elbert
A household needs to earn about $11,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elbert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,156, 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 Elbert's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Elbert
Elbert runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elbert.
Who works in Elbert, and how
Work in Elbert centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Elbert
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elbert.
What the weather is like in Elbert, month by month
Elbert sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Elbert
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elbert
Schools across Elbert average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Abb's Valley-boissevain ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Southside K-8D− · 15% proficient
- Kimball Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount View High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elbert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elbert 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 Elbert against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elbert
Is Elbert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elbert ranks 50,333rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elbert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $46,300. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $40,156 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Elbert safe?
Elbert is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $504 per resident a year.
Compare Elbert with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elbert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elbert 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.
Elbert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elbert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elbert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elbert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elbert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elbert 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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