Best PlacesSwamp Run, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swamp Run, 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.
Swamp Run ranks 43,007th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Swamp Run
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.
Swamp Run's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swamp Run ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Swamp Run ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute42.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swamp Run
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swamp Run home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $54,256; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Swamp Run's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Swamp Run
Swamp Run runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Swamp Run.
Who works in Swamp Run, and how
Work in Swamp Run centers on professional & technical and information. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 47%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Swamp Run
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swamp Run.
What the weather is like in Swamp Run, month by month
Swamp Run sees roughly 77 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 Swamp Run
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swamp Run
Schools across Swamp Run average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Philippi Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Union Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Hodgesville ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belington Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Philippi Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- B-u Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Philip Barbour High School ComplexC− · 28% proficient
- Buckhannon Upshur High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swamp Run school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swamp Run 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 Swamp Run against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swamp Run
Is Swamp Run a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swamp Run ranks 43,007th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swamp Run expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,500. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $54,256 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Swamp Run safe?
Yes, Swamp Run is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
Compare Swamp Run with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swamp Run. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swamp Run 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.
Swamp Run detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swamp Run: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swamp Run: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swamp Run: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swamp Run: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swamp Run 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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