Best PlacesStumptown, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stumptown, 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.
Stumptown ranks 41,347th 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 Stumptown
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.
Stumptown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stumptown ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Stumptown ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$29,655 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
Who lives in Stumptown
Stumptown 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 Stumptown.
Who works in Stumptown, and how
Work in Stumptown centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Stumptown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stumptown.
What the weather is like in Stumptown, month by month
Stumptown sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Stumptown
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stumptown
Schools across Stumptown average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arnoldsburg SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Pleasant Hill SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Braxton County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Spencer Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Calhoun Middle/high SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stumptown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stumptown 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 Stumptown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stumptown
Is Stumptown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stumptown ranks 41,347th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stumptown safe?
Yes, Stumptown is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Stumptown?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 26. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of towns.
Compare Stumptown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stumptown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stumptown 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.
Stumptown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stumptown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stumptown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stumptown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stumptown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stumptown 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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