Best PlacesWillowton, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Willowton, 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.
Willowton ranks 41,557th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Willowton
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.
Willowton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Willowton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Willowton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$43,649 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Willowton
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Willowton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,649, 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 Willowton's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Willowton
Willowton 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 Willowton.
Who works in Willowton, and how
Work in Willowton centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Willowton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Willowton.
What the weather is like in Willowton, month by month
Willowton sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Willowton
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Willowton
Schools across Willowton average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakvale SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pikeview Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pikeview High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Willowton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Willowton 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 Willowton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Willowton
Is Willowton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Willowton ranks 41,557th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Willowton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,200. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $43,649 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Willowton safe?
Yes, Willowton is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Willowton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Willowton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Willowton 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.
Willowton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Willowton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Willowton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Willowton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Willowton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Willowton 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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