Best PlacesManheim, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Manheim, 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.
Manheim ranks 39,190th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Manheim
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.
Manheim's strengths and weaknesses
Where Manheim ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of towns
Where Manheim ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,137 median, better than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Manheim
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Manheim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,137, 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 Manheim's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Manheim
Manheim runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Manheim.
Who works in Manheim, and how
Work in Manheim centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Manheim
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Manheim.
What the weather is like in Manheim, month by month
Manheim sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 76° | 68° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Manheim
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Manheim
Schools across Manheim average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Aurora SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Terra Alta/east Preston SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Rowlesburg SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Preston High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manheim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manheim 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 Manheim against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Manheim
Is Manheim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manheim ranks 39,190th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manheim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,922. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $49,137 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Manheim safe?
Yes, Manheim is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Manheim with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manheim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manheim 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.
Manheim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manheim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manheim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manheim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manheim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manheim 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.