Best PlacesOrgan Cave, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Organ Cave, 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.
Organ Cave ranks 35,919th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Organ Cave
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.
Organ Cave's strengths and weaknesses
Where Organ Cave ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
Where Organ Cave ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Organ Cave
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Organ Cave home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,557, 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 Organ Cave's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Organ Cave
Organ Cave 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 Organ Cave.
Who works in Organ Cave, and how
Work in Organ Cave centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Organ Cave
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Organ Cave.
What the weather is like in Organ Cave, month by month
Organ Cave sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Organ Cave
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Organ Cave
Schools across Organ Cave average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Sulphur ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Ronceverte ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern Greenbrier Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier East High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Organ Cave school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Organ Cave 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 Organ Cave against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Organ Cave
Is Organ Cave a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Organ Cave ranks 35,919th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Organ Cave expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,580. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $65,557 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Organ Cave safe?
Organ Cave is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Organ Cave with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Organ Cave. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Organ Cave 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.
Organ Cave detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Organ Cave: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Organ Cave: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Organ Cave: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Organ Cave: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Organ Cave 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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