Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Inwood’s weakest is health: residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It lags on walkability as well. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than four fifths of U.S. towns. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $324K, 4.1 years of the Hagerstown metro’s $79K median household income. Overall, that makes a C, better than 32% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 31st of 61 in West Virginia. Only one of the 52 West Virginia towns we compare has a higher typical home value than Inwood. Ar-Qua Springs and Edgewood is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · Zillow, September 2026 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Inwood beats most towns.
2,954 counted in 2010 and 3,426 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Inwood is from typical.
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The archive holds 22 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Inwood is unincorporated, so Berkeley 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Inwood.
Inwood sends many workers across the state line to Ashburn and looks healthier within West Virginia than nationally, but it has property taxes 1.6 times the West Virginia norm.
The median property tax bill is $1,387, against $865 across West Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 3.8% in value. Among 61 West Virginia towns, just 6 have a higher share of households owning their home than Inwood.
| Inwood | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,647 a month | $874 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Berkeley County Schools. The largest public high school is Musselman High School, with 1,725 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 553 | C |
| Musselman High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,725 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
Within West Virginia it is healthier than 73% of the 61 graded towns: much of West Virginia scores lower on these measures.
38% of adults have high blood pressure in Inwood. In Inwood, 23% of adults report frequent mental distress, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 17%. This West Virginia town beats the West Virginia average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Only 6 of the 61 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Inwood.
| Inwood | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Inwood | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.6% | 79.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
53% of working residents cross a state line to work, Ashburn among the top destinations.
The average commute in Inwood is 32 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. This West Virginia town had 871 jobs in 2023, up 106 from 2013. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%.
| Inwood | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 17% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inwood’s peak summer temperature is 87°F, close to West Virginia’s towns (85°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the West Virginia average. In Inwood, 17% of residents are under 18. Four-year graduates: 27% of adults 25 and older here, 24% across West Virginia.
| Inwood | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Inwood | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.5% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.3% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.1% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Inwood’s FEMA risk score comes in at 47 of 100. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Inwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
32 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
18 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
15 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
15 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
36 mi Park & preserveSugar Loaf MountainMount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Sugar Loaf Mountain: Lowell Silverman at English Wikipedia, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Inwood
About 3 of every 100 Inwood residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where Inwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in West Virginia, United States
Inwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, located south of Martinsburg in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The population was 3,426 at the 2020 census (up from 2,954 at the 2010 census). Inwood is located on U.S. Route 11 and served by the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Inwood grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #31 of 61 in West Virginia. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
