Best PlacesThe Flatts, Morgantown, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Flatts, Morgantown, 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.
The Flatts, Morgantown ranks 3,600th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in The Flatts, Morgantown
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.
The Flatts, Morgantown's strengths and weaknesses
Where The Flatts, Morgantown ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$727 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
Where The Flatts, Morgantown ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Household income$44,569 median, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Flatts, Morgantown
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Flatts, Morgantown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $44,569, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 The Flatts, Morgantown's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in The Flatts, Morgantown
The Flatts, Morgantown runs younger 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 The Flatts, Morgantown.
Who works in The Flatts, Morgantown, and how
Work in The Flatts, Morgantown centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in The Flatts, Morgantown
The Flatts, Morgantown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of The Flatts, Morgantown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in The Flatts, Morgantown, month by month
The Flatts, Morgantown sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of The Flatts, Morgantown
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around The Flatts, Morgantown
Schools across The Flatts, Morgantown average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- North Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Suncrest Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Suncrest Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Morgantown High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every The Flatts, Morgantown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
The Flatts, Morgantown 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 The Flatts, Morgantown against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in The Flatts, Morgantown
Is The Flatts, Morgantown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Flatts, Morgantown ranks 3,600th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on biking and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is The Flatts, Morgantown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,272. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $44,569 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is The Flatts, Morgantown safe?
Yes, The Flatts, Morgantown is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare The Flatts, Morgantown with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Flatts, Morgantown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The Flatts, Morgantown 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.
The Flatts, Morgantown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Flatts, Morgantown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Flatts, Morgantown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Flatts, Morgantown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Flatts, Morgantown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The Flatts, Morgantown 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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