Best PlacesMarquess, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marquess, 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.
Marquess ranks 37,954th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marquess
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.
Marquess' strengths and weaknesses
Where Marquess ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Marquess ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.5 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marquess
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marquess home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,712, 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 Marquess' effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Marquess
Marquess 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 Marquess.
Who works in Marquess, and how
Work in Marquess centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Marquess
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marquess.
What the weather is like in Marquess, month by month
Marquess sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Marquess
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marquess
Schools across Marquess average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kasson Elementary Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Terra Alta/east Preston SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Grafton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Preston High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marquess school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marquess 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 Marquess against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marquess
Is Marquess a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marquess ranks 37,954th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marquess expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,250. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $52,712 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Marquess safe?
Yes, Marquess is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare Marquess with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marquess. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marquess 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.
Marquess detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marquess: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marquess: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marquess: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marquess: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marquess 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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