Best PlacesSpruce Valley, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spruce Valley, 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.
Spruce Valley ranks 47,131st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spruce Valley
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.
Spruce Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spruce Valley ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 73% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 63% of towns
Where Spruce Valley ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Spruce Valley
Spruce Valley 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 Spruce Valley.
Who works in Spruce Valley, and how
Work in Spruce Valley centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Spruce Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spruce Valley.
What the weather is like in Spruce Valley, month by month
Spruce Valley sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Spruce Valley
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spruce Valley
Schools across Spruce Valley average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Ramage ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Van Junior Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Logan Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spruce Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spruce Valley 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 Spruce Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spruce Valley
Is Spruce Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spruce Valley ranks 47,131st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spruce Valley safe?
Spruce Valley is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Spruce Valley?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of towns.
Compare Spruce Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spruce Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spruce Valley 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.
Spruce Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spruce Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spruce Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spruce Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spruce Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spruce Valley 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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