Best PlacesEnoch, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Enoch, 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.
Enoch ranks 49,493rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Enoch
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.
Enoch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Enoch ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 66% of towns
Where Enoch ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,390 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Enoch
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Enoch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,390, 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 Enoch'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 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 Enoch
Enoch runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Enoch.
Who works in Enoch, and how
Work in Enoch centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Enoch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Enoch.
What the weather is like in Enoch, month by month
Enoch sees roughly 70 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° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Enoch
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Enoch
Schools across Enoch average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Big Otter Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Clay Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Summersville Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Summersville Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Nicholas County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Clay County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Enoch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Enoch 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 Enoch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Enoch
Is Enoch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Enoch ranks 49,493rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Enoch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,896. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $36,390 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Enoch safe?
Enoch is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $508 per resident a year.
Compare Enoch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Enoch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Enoch 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.
Enoch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Enoch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Enoch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Enoch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Enoch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Enoch 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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