Best PlacesLantz, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lantz, 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.
Lantz ranks 37,308th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lantz
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.
Lantz's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lantz ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of towns
Where Lantz ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute38.7 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lantz
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lantz home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,985, 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 Lantz's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lantz
Lantz runs younger than the country, 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 Lantz.
Who works in Lantz, and how
Work in Lantz centers on health care & social and construction. 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 Lantz
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lantz.
What the weather is like in Lantz, month by month
Lantz sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Lantz
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lantz
Schools across Lantz average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Junior ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- Coalton Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Belington ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belington Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- B-u Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckhannon Upshur High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lantz school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lantz 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 Lantz against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lantz
Is Lantz a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lantz ranks 37,308th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lantz expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,850. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $49,985 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Lantz safe?
Yes, Lantz is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Lantz with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lantz. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lantz 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.
Lantz detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lantz: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lantz: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lantz: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lantz: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lantz 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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