Best PlacesThree Churches, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Three Churches, 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.
Three Churches ranks 40,297th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Three Churches
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.
Three Churches' strengths and weaknesses
Where Three Churches ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of towns
Where Three Churches ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Three Churches
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Three Churches home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,407, 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 Three Churches' effective rate of 0.30%, 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 Three Churches
Three Churches runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Three Churches.
Who works in Three Churches, and how
Work in Three Churches centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Three Churches
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Three Churches.
What the weather is like in Three Churches, month by month
Three Churches sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Three Churches
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Three Churches
Schools across Three Churches average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield-green Spring Elementary SchB+ · 52% proficient
- Slanesville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Augusta Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Romney Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Capon Bridge Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Hampshire Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Three Churches school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Three Churches 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 Three Churches against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Three Churches
Is Three Churches a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Three Churches ranks 40,297th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Three Churches expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,137. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $53,407 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Three Churches safe?
Yes, Three Churches is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Three Churches with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Three Churches. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Three Churches 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.
Three Churches detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Three Churches: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Three Churches: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Three Churches: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Three Churches: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Three Churches 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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