Best PlacesPineknob, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pineknob, 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.
Pineknob ranks 49,728th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pineknob
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.
Pineknob's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pineknob ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of towns
Where Pineknob ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$42,713 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pineknob
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pineknob home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,713, 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 Pineknob's effective rate of 0.30%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Pineknob
Pineknob runs older than the country, 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 Pineknob.
Who works in Pineknob, and how
Work in Pineknob centers on other services and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pineknob
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pineknob.
What the weather is like in Pineknob, month by month
Pineknob sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Pineknob
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pineknob
Schools across Pineknob average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glen Fork Elementary & Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Marsh Fork ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trap Hill Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pineknob school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pineknob 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 Pineknob against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pineknob
Is Pineknob a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pineknob ranks 49,728th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pineknob expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,900. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $42,713 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Pineknob safe?
Pineknob is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
Compare Pineknob with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pineknob. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pineknob 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.
Pineknob detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pineknob: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pineknob: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pineknob: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pineknob: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pineknob 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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