Best PlacesFerguson, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ferguson, 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.
Ferguson ranks 49,812th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ferguson
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.
Ferguson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ferguson ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 70% of towns
Where Ferguson ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,634 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ferguson
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ferguson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $31,634, 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 Ferguson's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ferguson
Ferguson 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 Ferguson.
Who works in Ferguson, and how
Work in Ferguson centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Ferguson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ferguson.
What the weather is like in Ferguson, month by month
Ferguson sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Ferguson
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ferguson
Schools across Ferguson average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dunlow Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- East Lynn Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayne Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayne High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Tolsia High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ferguson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ferguson 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 Ferguson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ferguson
Is Ferguson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ferguson ranks 49,812th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ferguson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,877. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $31,634 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Ferguson safe?
Ferguson is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
Compare Ferguson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ferguson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ferguson 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.
Ferguson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ferguson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ferguson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ferguson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ferguson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ferguson 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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