Best PlacesWest Clarksville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Clarksville, 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.
West Clarksville ranks 31,070th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Clarksville
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.
West Clarksville's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Clarksville ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
Where West Clarksville ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Clarksville
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Clarksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,490, 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 West Clarksville's effective rate of 2.62%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Clarksville
West Clarksville 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 West Clarksville.
Who works in West Clarksville, and how
Work in West Clarksville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Clarksville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Clarksville.
What the weather is like in West Clarksville, month by month
West Clarksville sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| July | 76° | 67° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 42° |
Flying in and out of West Clarksville
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Clarksville
Schools across West Clarksville average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bolivar-richburg Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Portville Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Cuba-rushford Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cuba-rushford Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Cuba-rushford High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Portville Junior-senior High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Clarksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Clarksville 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 West Clarksville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Clarksville
Is West Clarksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Clarksville ranks 31,070th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, heat safety, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Clarksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,113. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $52,490 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is West Clarksville safe?
Yes, West Clarksville is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare West Clarksville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Clarksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Clarksville 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.
West Clarksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Clarksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Clarksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Clarksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Clarksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Clarksville 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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