Best PlacesMathias, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mathias, 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.
Mathias ranks 41,758th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mathias
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.
Mathias' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mathias ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of towns
Where Mathias ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mathias
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mathias home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,030, 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 Mathias' effective rate of 0.27%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mathias
Mathias 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 Mathias.
Who works in Mathias, and how
Work in Mathias centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mathias
Mathias has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mathias and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mathias, month by month
Mathias sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Mathias
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mathias
Schools across Mathias average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Moorefield Intermediate SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- East Hardy Early/middle SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moorefield Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- East Hardy High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Moorefield High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mathias school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mathias 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 Mathias against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mathias
Is Mathias a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mathias ranks 41,758th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mathias expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,657. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $54,030 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Mathias safe?
Yes, Mathias is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Mathias with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mathias. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mathias 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.
Mathias detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mathias: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mathias: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mathias: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mathias: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mathias 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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