Best PlacesWolf Run, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolf Run, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wolf Run ranks 20,357th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wolf Run
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.
Wolf Run's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolf Run ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 79% of towns
- Household income$92,031 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Wolf Run ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolf Run
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolf Run home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,031, 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 Wolf Run's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wolf Run
Wolf Run runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wolf Run.
Who works in Wolf Run, and how
Work in Wolf Run centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Wolf Run
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wolf Run.
What the weather is like in Wolf Run, month by month
Wolf Run sees roughly 78 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 Wolf Run
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolf Run
Schools across Wolf Run average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cameron Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cameron High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolf Run school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolf Run 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 Wolf Run against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolf Run
Is Wolf Run a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolf Run ranks 20,357th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, fast internet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolf Run expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,000. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $92,031 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Wolf Run safe?
Wolf Run is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare Wolf Run with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolf Run. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolf Run 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.
Wolf Run detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolf Run: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolf Run: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolf Run: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolf Run: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolf Run 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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