Best PlacesGiven, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Given, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Given ranks 23,503rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Given
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.
Given's strengths and weaknesses
Where Given ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 70% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 69% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 68% of towns
Where Given ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Given
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Given home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,213, 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 Given's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Given
Given's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Given.
Who works in Given, and how
Work in Given centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Given
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Given.
What the weather is like in Given, month by month
Given sees roughly 60 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 Given
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Given
Schools across Given average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Evans Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Kenna Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Fairplain Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ripley Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Winfield High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Ripley High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Given school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Given 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 Given against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Given
Is Given a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Given ranks 23,503rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Given expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,571. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $78,213 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Given safe?
Yes, Given is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Given with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Given. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Given 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.
Given detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Given: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Given: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Given: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Given: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Given 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.