Best PlacesSlatyfork, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slatyfork, 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.
Slatyfork ranks 48,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Slatyfork
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.
Slatyfork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slatyfork ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Slatyfork ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,048 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Slatyfork
Slatyfork 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 Slatyfork.
Who works in Slatyfork, and how
Work in Slatyfork centers on arts & entertainment and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Slatyfork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slatyfork.
What the weather is like in Slatyfork, month by month
Slatyfork sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Slatyfork
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Slatyfork
Schools across Slatyfork average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marlinton Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Webster Springs Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marlinton Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Pocahontas County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Webster County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slatyfork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slatyfork 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 Slatyfork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slatyfork
Is Slatyfork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slatyfork ranks 48,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slatyfork safe?
Slatyfork is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $584 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Slatyfork?
July highs average about 79 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 23. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of towns.
Compare Slatyfork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slatyfork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slatyfork 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.
Slatyfork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slatyfork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slatyfork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slatyfork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slatyfork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slatyfork 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.
- 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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