Best PlacesUpper Flats, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Flats, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Upper Flats ranks 26,065th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Flats
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.
Upper Flats' strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Flats ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute23.9 minutes each way, better than 69% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 66% of towns
Where Upper Flats ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Flats
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Flats home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,949, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Upper Flats' effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Upper Flats
Upper Flats 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 Upper Flats.
Who works in Upper Flats, and how
Work in Upper Flats centers on health care & social and manufacturing. 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 1%
Life in Upper Flats
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Upper Flats.
What the weather is like in Upper Flats, month by month
Upper Flats sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Upper Flats
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Upper Flats
Schools across Upper Flats average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southern Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- New Haven Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Pt. Pleasant IntermediateD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Flats school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Flats 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 Upper Flats against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Upper Flats
Is Upper Flats a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Flats ranks 26,065th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low disaster risk, and a stable housing market, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Flats expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,655. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,949 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is Upper Flats safe?
Upper Flats is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Flats with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Flats. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Flats 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.
Upper Flats detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Flats: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Flats: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Flats: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Flats: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Flats 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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