Best PlacesMount Storm, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Storm, 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.
Mount Storm ranks 39,352nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Storm
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.
Mount Storm's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Storm ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
Where Mount Storm ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.2 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Storm
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Storm home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,121, 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 Mount Storm's effective rate of 0.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mount Storm
Mount Storm runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Storm.
Who works in Mount Storm, and how
Work in Mount Storm centers on admin & support services and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Storm
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Storm.
What the weather is like in Mount Storm, month by month
Mount Storm 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 Mount Storm
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Storm
Schools across Mount Storm average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maysville Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Davis Thomas Elementary Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Elk Garden SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Southern Garrett High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Petersburg High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Tucker County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Storm school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Storm 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 Mount Storm against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Storm
Is Mount Storm a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Storm ranks 39,352nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state infrastructure and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Storm expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,881. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $63,121 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Mount Storm safe?
Mount Storm is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Storm with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Storm. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Storm 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.
Mount Storm detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Storm: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Storm: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Storm: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Storm: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Storm 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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