Best PlacesSandlick, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandlick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sandlick ranks 18,383rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sandlick
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.
Sandlick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandlick ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Short commute22.4 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
Where Sandlick ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sandlick
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandlick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,671, 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 Sandlick's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Sandlick
Sandlick runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sandlick.
Who works in Sandlick, and how
Work in Sandlick centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sandlick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sandlick.
What the weather is like in Sandlick, month by month
Sandlick sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Sandlick
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sandlick
Schools across Sandlick average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glenwood School (k-8)B− · 42% proficient
- Montcalm Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton Senior High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Montcalm High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandlick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandlick 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 Sandlick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sandlick
Is Sandlick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandlick ranks 18,383rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on state infrastructure and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandlick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,128. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $76,671 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Sandlick safe?
Yes, Sandlick is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Sandlick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandlick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandlick 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.
Sandlick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandlick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandlick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandlick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandlick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandlick 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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