Best PlacesOnego, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Onego, 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.
Onego ranks 29,872nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Onego
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.
Onego's strengths and weaknesses
Where Onego ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
Where Onego ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Onego
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Onego home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,177, 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 Onego's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 Onego
Onego runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Onego.
Who works in Onego, and how
Work in Onego centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Onego
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Onego.
What the weather is like in Onego, month by month
Onego sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Onego
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Onego
Schools across Onego average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Fork Elementary SchoolC · 35% 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 Onego school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Onego 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 Onego against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Onego
Is Onego a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Onego ranks 29,872nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and quiet, 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 Onego expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,052. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $68,177 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Onego safe?
Yes, Onego is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Onego with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Onego. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Onego 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.
Onego detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Onego: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Onego: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Onego: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Onego: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Onego 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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