BrookhavenWV
A town of 6,212. Public schools that outperform most of West Virginia.
Is Brookhaven a good place to live?
Brookhaven's standout: its schools rank ahead of 96% of West Virginia towns. Overall it grades B+, 9th of 61 graded towns in West Virginia. A typical home there costs about $261K, 4 years of the Morgantown metro’s $65K median household income. Only 13 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score higher on health. Brookhaven has 1 place on the National Register. Only 4 of the 61 West Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Brookhaven.
What makes Brookhaven stand out
Where Brookhaven beats most towns.
Brookhaven has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
5,171 counted in 2010 and 5,707 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Brookhaven grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Brookhaven is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Brookhaven: who provides what
Brookhaven is unincorporated, so Monongalia County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brookhaven.
Brookhaven carries less natural-hazard risk than most of West Virginia (mostly inland flooding), has schools in the top 5% of West Virginia and looks healthier within West Virginia than nationally.
For schools, Brookhaven earns an A+
Its A+ ranks #3 of the 61 West Virginia towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Monongalia County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 550 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Brookhaven’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 2,545 working residents takes 20.3 minutes, against 26.6 across West Virginia. Jobs based here grew from 501 in 2013 to 771.
Most working residents leave Brookhaven for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Brookhaven grew to 771 in 2023, 270 more than in 2013. At $88,000, Brookhaven’s median household income is above the West Virginia town median ($59,000) and near the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Brookhaven | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 17% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brookhaven has four seasons and pleasant summers
Brookhaven has chilly winters and pleasant summers. At 83°F, Brookhaven’s July high is against 86°F in West Virginia’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brookhaven has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
2.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Brookhaven | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. WV Botanic Garden | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Brookhaven faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 78% of West Virginia towns, with expected losses of about $152 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Brookhaven is 35 of 100. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brookhaven.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Brookhaven trails 59% of U.S. towns
Within West Virginia it is healthier than 92% of the 61 graded towns: much of West Virginia scores lower on these measures.
Brookhaven beats the West Virginia average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Brookhaven adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 61 West Virginia towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Brookhaven.
| Brookhaven | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| What stands out | Brookhaven | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 17% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Brookhaven sells for about $368K at the median
83% of households own their home in Brookhaven.
| Brookhaven | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,104 a month | $874 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fallingwater and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brookhaven. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumFallingwater
5 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
20 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
40 mi MountainMount Davis
27 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
29 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Brookhaven
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Brookhaven
About 2 of every 100 Brookhaven residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
98% of working residents leave Brookhaven for work
Where Brookhaven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brookhaven
CDP in West Virginia
Brookhaven is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 5,707 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 9.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
Brookhaven’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Brookhaven.
| Town | WV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | #9 | B+ | B− | — | A+ | C+ |
| Cheat Lake | #1 | A | C+ | — | A+ | A− |
| Morgantown | #10 | B+ | B | C | A+ | B |
Brookhaven and Cheat Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brookhaven with a neighbor →
Questions about Brookhaven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brookhaven, WV a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Brookhaven grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #9 of 61 in West Virginia. It grades C+ for health and A+ for schools.
Is Brookhaven, WV expensive?
The typical home is worth about $261,000, 48% above the West Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.