Best PlacesWest Logan, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Logan, 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 Logan ranks 47,404th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Logan
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 Logan's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Logan ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of towns
Where West Logan ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Logan
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Logan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,375, 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 Logan's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 3 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 Logan
West Logan 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 Logan.
Who works in West Logan, and how
Work in West Logan centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Logan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Logan.
What the weather is like in West Logan, month by month
West Logan sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of West Logan
The nearest airport, West Virginia International Yeager, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Logan
Schools across West Logan average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Logan Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Justice Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Logan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Logan 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 Logan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Logan
Is West Logan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Logan ranks 47,404th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Logan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $73,600. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $49,375 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is West Logan safe?
West Logan is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $536 per resident a year.
Compare West Logan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Logan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Logan 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 Logan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Logan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Logan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Logan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Logan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Logan 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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