Best PlacesRed Creek, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Creek, 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.
Red Creek ranks 22,912th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red Creek
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.
Red Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Creek ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Red Creek ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Creek
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,121, 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 Red Creek's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Red Creek
Red Creek 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 Red Creek.
Who works in Red Creek, and how
Work in Red Creek centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Red Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red Creek.
What the weather is like in Red Creek, month by month
Red Creek sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Red Creek
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Creek
Schools across Red Creek average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tucker Valley Elementary Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Tucker County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Creek 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 Red Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Creek
Is Red Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Creek ranks 22,912th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,975. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $75,121 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Red Creek safe?
Yes, Red Creek is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare Red Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Creek 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.
Red Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Creek 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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