Best PlacesShenandoah Junction, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shenandoah Junction, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shenandoah Junction ranks 6,239th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shenandoah Junction
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.
Shenandoah Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shenandoah Junction ranks high
- Household income$123,504 median, better than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
Where Shenandoah Junction ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
- Short commute30.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shenandoah Junction
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shenandoah Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,504, 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 Shenandoah Junction's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shenandoah Junction
Shenandoah Junction'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 Shenandoah Junction.
Who works in Shenandoah Junction, and how
Work in Shenandoah Junction centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Shenandoah Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shenandoah Junction.
What the weather is like in Shenandoah Junction, month by month
Shenandoah Junction sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Shenandoah Junction
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shenandoah Junction
Schools across Shenandoah Junction average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shepherdstown Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Driswood Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- T A Lowery Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harpers Ferry Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Shepherdstown Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Wildwood Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shenandoah Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shenandoah Junction 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 Shenandoah Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shenandoah Junction
Is Shenandoah Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shenandoah Junction ranks 6,239th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shenandoah Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $412,364. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $123,504 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Shenandoah Junction safe?
Yes, Shenandoah Junction is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare Shenandoah Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shenandoah Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shenandoah Junction 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.
Shenandoah Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shenandoah Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shenandoah Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shenandoah Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shenandoah Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shenandoah Junction 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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