Best PlacesMarie, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marie, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marie ranks 33,678th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marie
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.
Marie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marie ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Marie ranks low
- Short commute45.4 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marie
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,380, 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 Marie's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Marie
Marie runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marie.
Who works in Marie, and how
Work in Marie centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Marie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marie.
What the weather is like in Marie, month by month
Marie sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Marie
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marie
Schools across Marie average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary & Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Talcott Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Peterstown Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Peterstown Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- James Monroe High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marie 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 Marie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marie
Is Marie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marie ranks 33,678th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,161. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $59,380 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Marie safe?
Yes, Marie is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
Compare Marie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marie 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.
Marie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marie 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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