Best PlacesWolf Summit, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolf Summit, 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.
Wolf Summit ranks 20,190th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wolf Summit
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 Summit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolf Summit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of towns
Where Wolf Summit ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolf Summit
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolf Summit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,379, 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 Summit's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wolf Summit
Wolf Summit's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wolf Summit.
Who works in Wolf Summit, and how
Work in Wolf Summit centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wolf Summit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wolf Summit.
What the weather is like in Wolf Summit, month by month
Wolf Summit sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Wolf Summit
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolf Summit
Schools across Wolf Summit average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Milford Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- North View Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountaineer Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- South Harrison Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- South Harrison High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolf Summit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolf Summit 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 Summit against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolf Summit
Is Wolf Summit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolf Summit ranks 20,190th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolf Summit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,100. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $75,379 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Wolf Summit safe?
Yes, Wolf Summit is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Wolf Summit with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolf Summit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolf Summit 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 Summit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolf Summit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolf Summit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolf Summit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolf Summit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolf Summit 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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