Best PlacesLorado, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lorado, 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.
Lorado ranks 47,210th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lorado
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.
Lorado's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lorado ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Lorado ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lorado
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lorado home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,935, 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 Lorado's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lorado
Lorado's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lorado.
Who works in Lorado, and how
Work in Lorado centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. 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 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lorado
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lorado.
What the weather is like in Lorado, month by month
Lorado sees roughly 70 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 Lorado
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lorado
Schools across Lorado average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Road Branch Elementary & Middle SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Man Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Westside High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lorado school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lorado 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 Lorado against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lorado
Is Lorado a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lorado ranks 47,210th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lorado expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,358. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $39,935 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Lorado safe?
Yes, Lorado is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Lorado with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lorado. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lorado 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.
Lorado detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lorado: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lorado: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lorado: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lorado: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lorado 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.