Best PlacesZigler, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zigler, 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.
Zigler ranks 33,153rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Zigler
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.
Zigler's strengths and weaknesses
Where Zigler ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of towns
Where Zigler ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zigler
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zigler home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,338, 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 Zigler's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Zigler
Zigler'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 Zigler.
Who works in Zigler, and how
Work in Zigler centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Zigler
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Zigler.
What the weather is like in Zigler, month by month
Zigler sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Zigler
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zigler
Schools across Zigler average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Fork Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Franklin Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pendleton County Middle/high SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zigler school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zigler 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 Zigler against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zigler
Is Zigler a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zigler ranks 33,153rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and civic engagement, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zigler expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,170. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $66,338 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Zigler safe?
Zigler is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare Zigler with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zigler. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zigler 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.
Zigler detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zigler: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zigler: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zigler: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zigler: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zigler 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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