Best PlacesSaulsbury, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saulsbury, 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.
Saulsbury ranks 21,498th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Saulsbury
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.
Saulsbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where Saulsbury ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Saulsbury ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Saulsbury
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Saulsbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,736, 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 Saulsbury's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Saulsbury
Saulsbury's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Saulsbury.
Who works in Saulsbury, and how
Work in Saulsbury centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Saulsbury
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Saulsbury.
What the weather is like in Saulsbury, month by month
Saulsbury 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 Saulsbury
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Saulsbury
Schools across Saulsbury average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lubeck Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Mineral Wells Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edison Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Blennerhassett Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkersburg South High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saulsbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saulsbury 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 Saulsbury against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Saulsbury
Is Saulsbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saulsbury ranks 21,498th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saulsbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,954. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $67,736 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Saulsbury safe?
Yes, Saulsbury is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare Saulsbury with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saulsbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saulsbury 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.
Saulsbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saulsbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saulsbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saulsbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saulsbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saulsbury 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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