Best PlacesPeapatch, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peapatch, 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.
Peapatch ranks 46,818th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Peapatch
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.
Peapatch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peapatch ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Peapatch ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$23,542 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Peapatch
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peapatch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $23,542, 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 Peapatch's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Peapatch
Peapatch runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Peapatch.
Who works in Peapatch, and how
Work in Peapatch centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Peapatch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peapatch.
What the weather is like in Peapatch, month by month
Peapatch sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 28° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Peapatch
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peapatch
Schools across Peapatch average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Twin Valley Elementary/middleB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Twin Valley HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peapatch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peapatch 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 Peapatch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Peapatch
Is Peapatch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peapatch ranks 46,818th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peapatch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,400. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $23,542 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Peapatch safe?
Peapatch is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $532 per resident a year.
Compare Peapatch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peapatch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peapatch 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.
Peapatch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peapatch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peapatch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peapatch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peapatch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peapatch 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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