Best PlacesRaines Corner, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Raines Corner, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Raines Corner ranks 24,662nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Raines Corner
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.
Raines Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Raines Corner ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- QuietBetter than 71% of towns
Where Raines Corner ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Raines Corner
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Raines Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,380, 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 Raines Corner's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Raines Corner
Raines Corner 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 Raines Corner.
Who works in Raines Corner, and how
Work in Raines Corner centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Raines Corner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Raines Corner.
What the weather is like in Raines Corner, month by month
Raines Corner sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Raines Corner
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Raines Corner
Schools across Raines Corner average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary & Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- James Monroe High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Raines Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Raines Corner 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 Raines Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Raines Corner
Is Raines Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Raines Corner ranks 24,662nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and low crime, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Raines Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,300. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $71,380 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Raines Corner safe?
Yes, Raines Corner is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare Raines Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Raines Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Raines Corner 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.
Raines Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Raines Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Raines Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Raines Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Raines Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Raines Corner 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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