DanielsWV
A town of 1,489, settled in 1881.
Is Daniels a good place to live?
The best of Daniels’ subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B for schools; the weakest is a D− for health. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Daniels, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Daniels. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. No town in West Virginia scores lower than Daniels on the outdoors. Daniels has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Daniels stand out
Where Daniels beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| Widest gap | Daniels | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.6% |
1,489 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Daniels grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Daniels is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Daniels. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National PreserveNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve2.0M visitors a year
13 mi Park & preserveThe Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
17 mi MuseumThurmond
6 mi MuseumPhillips-Sprague Mine
38 mi MuseumLost World Caverns
12 mi National park siteBluestone National Scenic River12K visitors a yearPhoto credits
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain
Moving to Daniels: who provides what
Daniels is unincorporated, so Raleigh 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 Daniels.
Daniels is less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns
13% of adults binge drink in Daniels. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Daniels. In Daniels, nearly a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress, above both the West Virginia town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%).
| Daniels | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 25% |
| What stands out | Daniels | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.2% | 8.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 41.8% | 37.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households own their home in Daniels than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
The typical Daniels home is worth about $260,000, up 1.4% in a year, 47% above the West Virginia typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Daniels skews older than West Virginia
29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 24% across West Virginia.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Daniels | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.9% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.7% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.2% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.5% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
In Daniels, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical West Virginia or U.S. town
Winters in Daniels are chilly, snowy and summers pleasant. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 23° and about 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Daniels’ working residents commute to Beckley
The average trip to work in Daniels is 27 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 3% of working residents work locally. Jobs based here fell to 527 in 2023, 80 fewer than in 2013. Half commute less than 6 miles.
| Daniels | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Daniels has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Since 1978, Daniels has seen 34 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 83% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Daniels households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Daniels
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Daniels
About 4 of every 100 Daniels residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia.
Daniels has shrunk 12% from 2010 to 2020
1,881 counted in 2010 and 1,654 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Daniels
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Daniels is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,372 ft
- ZIP code
- 25832
Questions about Daniels
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Daniels, WV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.