Best PlacesTalbott, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Talbott, 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.
Talbott ranks 39,174th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Talbott
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.
Talbott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Talbott ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
Where Talbott ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Talbott
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Talbott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $48,043; 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 Talbott's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Talbott
Talbott runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Talbott.
Who works in Talbott, and how
Work in Talbott centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Talbott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Talbott.
What the weather is like in Talbott, month by month
Talbott sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 68° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 70° | 54° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Talbott
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Talbott
Schools across Talbott average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Belington ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belington Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Elkins High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Philip Barbour High School ComplexC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Talbott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Talbott 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 Talbott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Talbott
Is Talbott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Talbott ranks 39,174th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Talbott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,300. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $48,043 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Talbott safe?
Yes, Talbott is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Talbott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Talbott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Talbott 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.
Talbott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Talbott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Talbott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Talbott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Talbott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Talbott 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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