Best PlacesMeadow Bridge, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meadow Bridge, 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.
Meadow Bridge ranks 46,286th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Meadow Bridge
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.
Meadow Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meadow Bridge ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Meadow Bridge ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.6 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Meadow Bridge
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meadow Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,889, 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 Meadow Bridge's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Meadow Bridge
Meadow Bridge runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Meadow Bridge.
Who works in Meadow Bridge, and how
Work in Meadow Bridge centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Meadow Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meadow Bridge.
What the weather is like in Meadow Bridge, month by month
Meadow Bridge sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Meadow Bridge
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meadow Bridge
Schools across Meadow Bridge average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rainelle ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Stanaford Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Smoot ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beckley-stratton Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Meadow Bridge HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meadow Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meadow Bridge 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 Meadow Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Meadow Bridge
Is Meadow Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meadow Bridge ranks 46,286th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and walkability, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meadow Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,867. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $48,889 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Meadow Bridge safe?
Yes, Meadow Bridge is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Meadow Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meadow Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meadow Bridge 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.
Meadow Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meadow Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meadow Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meadow Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meadow Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meadow Bridge 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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