Best PlacesHainesville, Martinsburg, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hainesville, Martinsburg, 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.
Hainesville, Martinsburg ranks 2,549th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hainesville, Martinsburg
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.
Hainesville, Martinsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hainesville, Martinsburg ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Hainesville, Martinsburg ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hainesville, Martinsburg
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hainesville, Martinsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,623, 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 Hainesville, Martinsburg's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hainesville, Martinsburg
Hainesville, Martinsburg runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hainesville, Martinsburg.
Who works in Hainesville, Martinsburg, and how
Work in Hainesville, Martinsburg centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hainesville, Martinsburg
Hainesville, Martinsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Hainesville, Martinsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hainesville, Martinsburg, month by month
Hainesville, Martinsburg sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hainesville, Martinsburg
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hainesville, Martinsburg
Schools across Hainesville, Martinsburg average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Potomack Intermediate SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Mills Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Spring Mills High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hainesville, Martinsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hainesville, Martinsburg 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 Hainesville, Martinsburg against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hainesville, Martinsburg
Is Hainesville, Martinsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hainesville, Martinsburg ranks 2,549th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on biking and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hainesville, Martinsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,725. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $72,623 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Hainesville, Martinsburg safe?
Yes, Hainesville, Martinsburg is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
Compare Hainesville, Martinsburg with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hainesville, Martinsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hainesville, Martinsburg 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.
Hainesville, Martinsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hainesville, Martinsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hainesville, Martinsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hainesville, Martinsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hainesville, Martinsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hainesville, Martinsburg 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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