Best PlacesShawvers Crossing, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shawvers Crossing, 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.
Shawvers Crossing ranks 43,287th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shawvers Crossing
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.
Shawvers Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shawvers Crossing ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 73% of towns
Where Shawvers Crossing ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$45,913 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shawvers Crossing
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shawvers Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,913, 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 Shawvers Crossing's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shawvers Crossing
Shawvers Crossing runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shawvers Crossing.
Who works in Shawvers Crossing, and how
Work in Shawvers Crossing centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Shawvers Crossing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shawvers Crossing.
What the weather is like in Shawvers Crossing, month by month
Shawvers Crossing sees roughly 78 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 Shawvers Crossing
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shawvers Crossing
Schools across Shawvers Crossing average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smoot ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Rupert ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Greenbrier Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier West High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shawvers Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shawvers Crossing 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 Shawvers Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shawvers Crossing
Is Shawvers Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shawvers Crossing ranks 43,287th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state infrastructure and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shawvers Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $101,900. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $45,913 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Shawvers Crossing safe?
Yes, Shawvers Crossing is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Shawvers Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shawvers Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shawvers Crossing 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.
Shawvers Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shawvers Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shawvers Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shawvers Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shawvers Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shawvers Crossing 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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