Best PlacesOverfield, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Overfield, 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.
Overfield ranks 37,814th 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 Overfield
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.
Overfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Overfield ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
Where Overfield ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,008 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Overfield
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Overfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,008, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Overfield's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Overfield
Overfield runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Overfield.
Who works in Overfield, and how
Work in Overfield centers on mining & oil & gas and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Overfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Overfield.
What the weather is like in Overfield, month by month
Overfield sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Overfield
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Overfield
Schools across Overfield average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Simpson Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Philippi Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Norwood Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeport Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Philippi Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Bridgeport High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Philip Barbour High School ComplexC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Overfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Overfield 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 Overfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Overfield
Is Overfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Overfield ranks 37,814th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Overfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,738. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $46,008 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Overfield safe?
Overfield is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Overfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Overfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Overfield 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.
Overfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Overfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Overfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Overfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Overfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Overfield 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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