Best PlacesSalt Sulphur Springs, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Salt Sulphur Springs, 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.
Salt Sulphur Springs ranks 35,218th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in Salt Sulphur Springs
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.
Salt Sulphur Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Salt Sulphur Springs ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 71% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 70% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 69% of towns
Where Salt Sulphur Springs ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Salt Sulphur Springs
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Salt Sulphur Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,661, 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 Salt Sulphur Springs' effective rate of 0.66%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Salt Sulphur Springs
Salt Sulphur Springs 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 Salt Sulphur Springs.
Who works in Salt Sulphur Springs, and how
Work in Salt Sulphur Springs centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Salt Sulphur Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Salt Sulphur Springs.
What the weather is like in Salt Sulphur Springs, month by month
Salt Sulphur Springs sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Salt Sulphur Springs
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 22 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 Salt Sulphur Springs
Schools across Salt Sulphur Springs average a C, better than 33% 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 Salt Sulphur Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Salt Sulphur Springs 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 Salt Sulphur Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Salt Sulphur Springs
Is Salt Sulphur Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Salt Sulphur Springs ranks 35,218th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Salt Sulphur Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,881. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $56,661 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Salt Sulphur Springs safe?
Yes, Salt Sulphur Springs is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Salt Sulphur Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Salt Sulphur Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Salt Sulphur Springs 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.
Salt Sulphur Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Salt Sulphur Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Salt Sulphur Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Salt Sulphur Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Salt Sulphur Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Salt Sulphur Springs 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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