Best PlacesPremier, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Premier, 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.
Premier ranks 49,098th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Premier
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.
Premier's strengths and weaknesses
Where Premier ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Premier ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute43.2 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Premier
Premier 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 Premier.
Who works in Premier, and how
Work in Premier centers on health care & social and real estate. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Premier
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Premier.
What the weather is like in Premier, month by month
Premier sees roughly 81 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 Premier
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Premier
Schools across Premier average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fall River Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Southside K-8D− · 15% proficient
- Welch Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy River Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount View High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Premier school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Premier 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 Premier against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Premier
Is Premier a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Premier ranks 49,098th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Premier safe?
Premier is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Premier?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 48% of towns.
Compare Premier with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Premier. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Premier 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.
Premier detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Premier: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Premier: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Premier: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Premier: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Premier 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.
- 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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