Best PlacesMoorefield, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moorefield, 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.
Moorefield ranks 36,572nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moorefield
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.
Moorefield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moorefield ranks high
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 77% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of towns
Where Moorefield ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$48,426 median, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moorefield
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moorefield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,426, 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 Moorefield's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moorefield
Moorefield's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Moorefield.
Who works in Moorefield, and how
Work in Moorefield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Moorefield
Moorefield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Moorefield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moorefield, month by month
Moorefield sees roughly 74 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 Moorefield
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moorefield
Schools across Moorefield average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brandywine Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Petersburg Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Moorefield Intermediate SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moorefield Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Petersburg High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Pendleton County Middle/high SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Moorefield High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moorefield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moorefield 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 Moorefield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moorefield
Is Moorefield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moorefield ranks 36,572nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low property taxes, 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 Moorefield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,273. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $48,426 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Moorefield safe?
Moorefield is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
Compare Moorefield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moorefield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moorefield 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.
Moorefield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moorefield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moorefield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moorefield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moorefield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moorefield 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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