Best PlacesGilboa, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gilboa, 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.
Gilboa ranks 39,530th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gilboa
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.
Gilboa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gilboa ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
- Short commute23.7 minutes each way, better than 70% of towns
Where Gilboa ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gilboa
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gilboa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,057, 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 Gilboa's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gilboa
Gilboa's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gilboa.
Who works in Gilboa, and how
Work in Gilboa centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gilboa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gilboa.
What the weather is like in Gilboa, month by month
Gilboa sees roughly 72 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 Gilboa
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gilboa
Schools across Gilboa average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Summersville Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Zela Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Summersville Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Nicholas County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gilboa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gilboa 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 Gilboa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gilboa
Is Gilboa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gilboa ranks 39,530th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gilboa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,284. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $55,057 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Gilboa safe?
Yes, Gilboa is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Gilboa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gilboa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gilboa 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.
Gilboa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gilboa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gilboa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gilboa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gilboa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gilboa 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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