Best PlacesGalloway, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galloway, 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.
Galloway ranks 43,480th 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 Galloway
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.
Galloway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galloway ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
Where Galloway ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$42,250 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Galloway
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galloway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,250, 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 Galloway's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 Galloway
Galloway runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Galloway.
Who works in Galloway, and how
Work in Galloway centers on retail trade and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Galloway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Galloway.
What the weather is like in Galloway, month by month
Galloway sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Galloway
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Galloway
Schools across Galloway average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Philippi Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Philippi Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Bridgeport High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Grafton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galloway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galloway 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 Galloway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Galloway
Is Galloway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galloway ranks 43,480th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galloway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,900. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $42,250 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Galloway safe?
Galloway is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
Compare Galloway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galloway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galloway 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.
Galloway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galloway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galloway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galloway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galloway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galloway 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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