Best PlacesSmithville, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Smithville, 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.
Smithville ranks 48,083rd 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 Smithville
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.
Smithville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Smithville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Smithville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute51.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,548 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Smithville
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Smithville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,548, 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 Smithville's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Smithville
Smithville 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 Smithville.
Who works in Smithville, and how
Work in Smithville centers on public administration and other services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Smithville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Smithville.
What the weather is like in Smithville, month by month
Smithville 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 Smithville
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Smithville
Schools across Smithville average a B−, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smithville ElementaryA+ · 90% proficient
- Pleasant Hill SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Leading Creek ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wirt County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ritchie County MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilmer County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Ritchie County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Calhoun Middle/high SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Smithville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Smithville 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 Smithville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Smithville
Is Smithville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Smithville ranks 48,083rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Smithville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $38,548 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Smithville safe?
Smithville is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare Smithville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Smithville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Smithville 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.
Smithville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Smithville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Smithville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Smithville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Smithville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Smithville 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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