Wood County
B-
Overall83.8kPopulation

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Quality of Life

Overall Quality Of Life
C+
Average

A livable area that tracks near national norms for affordability, walkability, and neighborhood health.

What does this tell us?

Quality of Life measures an area by evaluating factors like cost of living, nearby amenities, country club access, airport proximity, socioeconomic signals and neighborhood character. For large states, this is a general average — quality of life can vary dramatically between metro areas, suburbs, and rural communities within the same state.

Cost of Living

63/100

37% below national average

A+
Affordability Ratio

128%

The Real Cost of Living in Wood County

TierIndividualFamily (4)
Survival $13k$24k
Comfortable $30k$44k
Luxury $102k+$157k+
Elite (Top 5%) $121k+$188k+

Crime

Overall Crime Grade

Crime data is not available for this location.

Crime Rate
11.4
Incidents per 1,000 residents
5yr Trend
−19.6%
Overall crime change since 2020

Violent Crime

5yr−16.3%
Homicide
0.04 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Robbery
0.08 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Aggravated Assault
1.59 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg

Property Crime

5yr−22.8%
Burglary
1.30 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Larceny-Theft
7.25 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.61 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Source: FBI Crime Data · 2025

* Values derived from national, state, county, city and local statistics and may differ in a specific area. Last updated: 2026-05-15T02:42:17.000Z

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Wood County, WV