Best PlacesWalton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walton, 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.
Walton ranks 41,761st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Walton
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.
Walton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where Walton ranks low
- Short commute45.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walton
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,127, 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 Walton's effective rate of 0.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walton
Walton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Walton.
Who works in Walton, and how
Work in Walton centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Walton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Walton.
What the weather is like in Walton, month by month
Walton sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Walton
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Walton
Schools across Walton average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Geary Elementary/middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Walton Elementary/middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Spencer Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spencer Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Roane County HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walton 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 Walton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walton
Is Walton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walton ranks 41,761st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,904. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $56,127 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Walton safe?
Walton is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare Walton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walton 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.
Walton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walton 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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