Best PlacesGreenbrier County, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Greenbrier County, 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.
Greenbrier County ranks 2,580th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in Greenbrier County
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.
Greenbrier County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenbrier County ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of counties
Where Greenbrier County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of counties
- Household income$54,086 median, better than only 15% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 17% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Greenbrier County
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenbrier County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,086, 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 Greenbrier County's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenbrier County
Greenbrier County 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 Greenbrier County.
Who works in Greenbrier County, and how
Work in Greenbrier County centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Greenbrier County
Greenbrier County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Greenbrier County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Greenbrier County growing, and who is moving in?
Greenbrier County has lost about 10% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Charlottesville, VA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Greenbrier County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Greenbrier County, month by month
Greenbrier County sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Greenbrier County
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenbrier County
Schools across Greenbrier County average a C−, better than 26% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hillsboro Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Callaghan ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Valley ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marlinton Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Eastern Greenbrier Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Richwood Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Bath County HighA− · 63% proficient
- Greenbrier East High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Webster County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenbrier County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenbrier County 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 Greenbrier County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Greenbrier County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Greenbrier County
Is Greenbrier County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenbrier County ranks 2,580th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenbrier County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,809. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $54,086 median income, cost of living beats 9% of counties.
Is Greenbrier County safe?
Greenbrier County is safer than 40% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Greenbrier County?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of counties.
Is Greenbrier County good for families?
Schools beat 26% of counties, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $785 a month.
Compare Greenbrier County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenbrier County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenbrier County 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.
Greenbrier County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenbrier County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenbrier County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenbrier County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenbrier County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenbrier County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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