Best PlacesSpanishburg, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spanishburg, 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.
Spanishburg ranks 38,573rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spanishburg
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.
Spanishburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spanishburg ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 101 pleasant days a year, better than 69% of towns
Where Spanishburg ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$54,622 median, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spanishburg
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spanishburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,622, 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 Spanishburg's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Spanishburg
Spanishburg'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 Spanishburg.
Who works in Spanishburg, and how
Work in Spanishburg centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Spanishburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spanishburg.
What the weather is like in Spanishburg, month by month
Spanishburg sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Spanishburg
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spanishburg
Schools across Spanishburg average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Athens Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- SpanishburgC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pikeview Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pikeview High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spanishburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spanishburg 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 Spanishburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spanishburg
Is Spanishburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spanishburg ranks 38,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spanishburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,301. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $54,622 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Spanishburg safe?
Spanishburg is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Spanishburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spanishburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spanishburg 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.
Spanishburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spanishburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spanishburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spanishburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spanishburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spanishburg 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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