Best PlacesGreen Bank, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Bank, 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.
Green Bank ranks 35,962nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Green Bank
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.
Green Bank's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Bank ranks high
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Green Bank ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Green Bank
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Bank home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,330, 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 Green Bank's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Green Bank
Green Bank runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Green Bank.
Who works in Green Bank, and how
Work in Green Bank centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Green Bank
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Green Bank.
What the weather is like in Green Bank, month by month
Green Bank sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Green Bank
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Green Bank
Schools across Green Bank average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Green Bank Elementary-middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marlinton Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Pocahontas County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Bank school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Bank 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 Green Bank against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Green Bank
Is Green Bank a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Bank ranks 35,962nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Bank expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,370. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $51,330 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Green Bank safe?
Yes, Green Bank is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Green Bank with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Bank. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Bank 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.
Green Bank detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Bank: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Bank: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Bank: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Bank: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Bank 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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