Best PlacesMitchell Heights, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mitchell Heights, 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.
Mitchell Heights ranks 25,506th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mitchell Heights
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.
Mitchell Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mitchell Heights ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Mitchell Heights ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mitchell Heights
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mitchell Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,165, 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 Mitchell Heights' effective rate of 0.43%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mitchell Heights
Mitchell Heights 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 Mitchell Heights.
Who works in Mitchell Heights, and how
Work in Mitchell Heights centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mitchell Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mitchell Heights.
What the weather is like in Mitchell Heights, month by month
Mitchell Heights sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Mitchell Heights
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mitchell Heights
Schools across Mitchell Heights average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Omar ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Justice Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mitchell Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mitchell Heights 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 Mitchell Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mitchell Heights
Is Mitchell Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mitchell Heights ranks 25,506th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mitchell Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,500. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,165 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Mitchell Heights safe?
Yes, Mitchell Heights is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare Mitchell Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mitchell Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mitchell Heights 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.
Mitchell Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mitchell Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mitchell Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mitchell Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mitchell Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mitchell Heights 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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