Best PlacesNew Hill, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Hill, 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.
New Hill ranks 26,135th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Hill
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.
New Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Hill ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of towns
Where New Hill ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Hill
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,787, 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 New Hill's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in New Hill
New Hill 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 New Hill.
Who works in New Hill, and how
Work in New Hill centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Hill.
What the weather is like in New Hill, month by month
New Hill sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 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 | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of New Hill
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Hill
Schools across New Hill average a C, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mylan Park Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Mason-dixon ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westwood Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Hill 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 New Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Hill
Is New Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Hill ranks 26,135th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,139. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $66,787 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is New Hill safe?
Yes, New Hill is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare New Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Hill 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.
New Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Hill 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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