Best PlacesZinnia, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zinnia, 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.
Zinnia ranks 35,207th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in Zinnia
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.
Zinnia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Zinnia ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Zinnia ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zinnia
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zinnia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,160, 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 Zinnia's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Zinnia
Zinnia runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Zinnia.
Who works in Zinnia, and how
Work in Zinnia centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Zinnia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Zinnia.
What the weather is like in Zinnia, month by month
Zinnia sees roughly 67 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 Zinnia
The nearest airport, North Central West Virginia, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zinnia
Schools across Zinnia average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Doddridge County Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Doddridge County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Doddridge County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zinnia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zinnia 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 Zinnia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zinnia
Is Zinnia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zinnia ranks 35,207th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zinnia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,286. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $56,160 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Zinnia safe?
Yes, Zinnia is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Zinnia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zinnia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zinnia 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.
Zinnia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zinnia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zinnia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zinnia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zinnia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zinnia 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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