Best PlacesIkes Fork, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ikes Fork, 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.
Ikes Fork ranks 46,179th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ikes Fork
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.
Ikes Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ikes Fork ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute19.8 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
Where Ikes Fork ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$46,753 median, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ikes Fork
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ikes Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,753, 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 Ikes Fork's effective rate of 0.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ikes Fork
Ikes Fork runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ikes Fork.
Who works in Ikes Fork, and how
Work in Ikes Fork centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ikes Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ikes Fork.
What the weather is like in Ikes Fork, month by month
Ikes Fork sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Ikes Fork
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ikes Fork
Schools across Ikes Fork average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Huff Cons Elementary & Middle SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Westside High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ikes Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ikes Fork 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 Ikes Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ikes Fork
Is Ikes Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ikes Fork ranks 46,179th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and tree cover, 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 Ikes Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,121. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $46,753 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Ikes Fork safe?
Ikes Fork is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
Compare Ikes Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ikes Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ikes Fork 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.
Ikes Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ikes Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ikes Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ikes Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ikes Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ikes Fork 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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