Best PlacesMoyers, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moyers, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moyers ranks 33,980th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moyers
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.
Moyers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Moyers ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 70% of towns
Where Moyers ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moyers
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moyers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,171, 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 Moyers' effective rate of 0.30%, 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 Moyers
Moyers runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moyers.
Who works in Moyers, and how
Work in Moyers centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Moyers
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moyers.
What the weather is like in Moyers, month by month
Moyers sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Moyers
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moyers
Schools across Moyers average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brandywine Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Franklin Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pendleton County Middle/high SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moyers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moyers 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 Moyers against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moyers
Is Moyers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moyers ranks 33,980th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moyers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,533. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $63,171 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Moyers safe?
Yes, Moyers is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare Moyers with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moyers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moyers 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.
Moyers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moyers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moyers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moyers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moyers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moyers 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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