Best PlacesJenkinjones, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jenkinjones, 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.
Jenkinjones ranks 49,364th 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 Jenkinjones
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.
Jenkinjones' strengths and weaknesses
Where Jenkinjones ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Jenkinjones ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jenkinjones
A household needs to earn about $8,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jenkinjones home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,161, 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 Jenkinjones' effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jenkinjones
Jenkinjones 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 Jenkinjones.
Who works in Jenkinjones, and how
Work in Jenkinjones centers on education and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Jenkinjones
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jenkinjones.
What the weather is like in Jenkinjones, month by month
Jenkinjones sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Jenkinjones
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jenkinjones
Schools across Jenkinjones average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Abb's Valley-boissevain ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Southside K-8D− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tazewell MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Graham MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Graham HighA+ · 86% proficient
- Tazewell HighA+ · 81% proficient
- Mount View High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jenkinjones school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jenkinjones 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 Jenkinjones against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jenkinjones
Is Jenkinjones a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jenkinjones ranks 49,364th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and biking, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jenkinjones expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $33,355. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $44,161 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Jenkinjones safe?
Jenkinjones is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $547 per resident a year.
Compare Jenkinjones with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jenkinjones. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jenkinjones 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.
Jenkinjones detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jenkinjones: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jenkinjones: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jenkinjones: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jenkinjones: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jenkinjones 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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