Best PlacesPrincewick, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Princewick, 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.
Princewick ranks 43,115th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Princewick
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.
Princewick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Princewick ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Princewick ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
Who lives in Princewick
Princewick runs younger 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 Princewick.
Who works in Princewick, and how
Work in Princewick centers on other services and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Princewick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Princewick.
What the weather is like in Princewick, month by month
Princewick sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Princewick
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Princewick
Schools across Princewick average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Coal City ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Independence High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Princewick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Princewick 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 Princewick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Princewick
Is Princewick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Princewick ranks 43,115th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Princewick safe?
Princewick is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Princewick?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of towns.
Compare Princewick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Princewick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Princewick 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.
Princewick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Princewick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Princewick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Princewick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Princewick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Princewick 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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