Best PlacesJodie, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jodie, 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.
Jodie ranks 44,884th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Jodie
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.
Jodie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jodie ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 69% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 66% of towns
Where Jodie ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jodie
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jodie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,570, 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 Jodie's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jodie
Jodie's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jodie.
Who works in Jodie, and how
Work in Jodie centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jodie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jodie.
What the weather is like in Jodie, month by month
Jodie sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Jodie
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jodie
Schools across Jodie average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ansted ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Lizemore Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Valley Pk-8D− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Summersville Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Nicholas County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Midland Trail HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jodie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jodie 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 Jodie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jodie
Is Jodie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jodie ranks 44,884th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, 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 Jodie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,475. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,570 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Jodie safe?
Jodie is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Jodie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jodie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jodie 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.
Jodie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jodie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jodie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jodie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jodie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jodie 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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