Best PlacesMabscott, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mabscott, 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.
Mabscott ranks 40,940th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mabscott
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.
Mabscott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mabscott ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- BikingBetter than 80% of towns
Where Mabscott ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$50,656 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mabscott
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mabscott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,656, 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 Mabscott's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Mabscott
Mabscott'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 Mabscott.
Who works in Mabscott, and how
Work in Mabscott centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mabscott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mabscott.
What the weather is like in Mabscott, month by month
Mabscott sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Mabscott
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mabscott
Schools across Mabscott average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hollywood ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Crescent ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Mabscott ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Park Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Independence Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Independence High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mabscott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mabscott 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 Mabscott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mabscott
Is Mabscott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mabscott ranks 40,940th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, short commutes, and walkability, 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 Mabscott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,680. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,656 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Mabscott safe?
Yes, Mabscott is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Mabscott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mabscott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mabscott 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.
Mabscott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mabscott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mabscott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mabscott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mabscott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mabscott 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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