Best PlacesRacy, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Racy, 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.
Racy ranks 45,257th 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 Racy
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.
Racy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Racy ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
Where Racy ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$43,018 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Racy
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Racy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,018, 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 Racy's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Racy
Racy 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 Racy.
Who works in Racy, and how
Work in Racy centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Racy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Racy.
What the weather is like in Racy, month by month
Racy sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Racy
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Racy
Schools across Racy average a C+, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smithville ElementaryA+ · 90% proficient
- Harrisville ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ritchie County MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ritchie County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Racy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Racy 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 Racy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Racy
Is Racy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Racy ranks 45,257th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and a stable housing market, 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 Racy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $43,018 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Racy safe?
Racy is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Racy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Racy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Racy 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.
Racy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Racy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Racy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Racy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Racy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Racy 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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