Best PlacesErin, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Erin, 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.
Erin ranks 49,670th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Erin
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.
Erin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Erin ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Erin ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$28,169 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Erin
Erin 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 Erin.
Who works in Erin, and how
Work in Erin centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Erin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Erin.
What the weather is like in Erin, month by month
Erin sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Erin
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Erin
Schools across Erin average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fall River Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy River Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount View High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- River View High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Erin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Erin 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 Erin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Erin
Is Erin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Erin ranks 49,670th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Erin safe?
Erin is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Erin?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 41% of towns.
Compare Erin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Erin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Erin 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.
Erin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Erin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Erin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Erin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Erin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Erin 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.
- 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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