Best PlacesWest Liberty, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Liberty, 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 Liberty ranks 21,115th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Liberty
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 Liberty's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Liberty ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where West Liberty ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Household income$64,461 median, better than only 36% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 75 pleasant days a year, better than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Liberty
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Liberty home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,461, 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 Liberty's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 5 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 Liberty
West Liberty 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 West Liberty.
Who works in West Liberty, and how
Work in West Liberty centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in West Liberty
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Liberty.
What the weather is like in West Liberty, month by month
West Liberty sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of West Liberty
Pittsburgh International sits about 30 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Liberty
Schools across West Liberty average a B−, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Liberty Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Warwood SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Local Junior HighB+ · 48% proficient
- Bridge Street Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Wheeling Park High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Buckeye Local High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Liberty school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Liberty 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 Liberty against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Liberty
Is West Liberty a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Liberty ranks 21,115th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and an educated workforce, and lowest on civic engagement and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Liberty expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,737. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $64,461 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is West Liberty safe?
West Liberty is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $456 per resident a year.
Compare West Liberty with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Liberty. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Liberty 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 Liberty detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Liberty: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Liberty: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Liberty: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Liberty: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Liberty 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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