Best PlacesMaysel, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maysel, 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.
Maysel ranks 44,528th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Maysel
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.
Maysel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maysel ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Maysel ranks low
- Short commute52.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,767 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Maysel
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maysel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,767, 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 Maysel's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maysel
Maysel'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 Maysel.
Who works in Maysel, and how
Work in Maysel centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Maysel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Maysel.
What the weather is like in Maysel, month by month
Maysel sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Maysel
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maysel
Schools across Maysel average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- H E White Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Clay Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maysel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maysel 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 Maysel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Maysel
Is Maysel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maysel ranks 44,528th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maysel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,095. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $49,767 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Maysel safe?
Yes, Maysel is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
Compare Maysel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maysel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maysel 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.
Maysel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maysel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maysel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maysel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maysel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maysel 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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