Best PlacesKnob Fork, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Knob 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.
Knob Fork ranks 46,918th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Knob 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.
Knob Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Knob Fork ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
Where Knob Fork ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.6 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Knob Fork
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knob Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,615, 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 Knob Fork's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Knob Fork
Knob Fork runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Knob Fork.
Who works in Knob Fork, and how
Work in Knob Fork centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Knob Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Knob Fork.
What the weather is like in Knob Fork, month by month
Knob Fork sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Knob Fork
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Knob Fork
Schools across Knob Fork average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Long Drain SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Hundred High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knob Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knob 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 Knob Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Knob Fork
Is Knob Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knob Fork ranks 46,918th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and a stable housing market, 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 Knob Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,393. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $46,615 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Knob Fork safe?
Knob Fork is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
Compare Knob Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knob Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knob 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.
Knob Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knob Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knob Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knob Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knob Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knob 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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