Best PlacesNeptune, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neptune, 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.
Neptune ranks 40,969th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neptune
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.
Neptune's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neptune ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Neptune ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neptune
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neptune home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,306, 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 Neptune's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Neptune
Neptune runs younger 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 Neptune.
Who works in Neptune, and how
Work in Neptune centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Neptune
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Neptune.
What the weather is like in Neptune, month by month
Neptune sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Neptune
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Neptune
Schools across Neptune average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastern Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neptune school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neptune 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 Neptune against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neptune
Is Neptune a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neptune ranks 40,969th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neptune expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,500. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $59,306 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Neptune safe?
Neptune is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Neptune with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neptune. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neptune 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.
Neptune detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neptune: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neptune: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neptune: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neptune: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neptune 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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