Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Westover gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $193K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Morgantown metro’s $65K median household income. It grades B− overall, 14th among West Virginia's 61 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and its crime rate is higher than 77% of U.S. towns, with 6 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, its schools outperform 96% of the state's. Westover is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. St. Mary's Orthodox Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 5 of the 61 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Westover.
Where Westover beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Skyview Elementary School | PK–5 | 373 |
| Westwood Middle School | 6–8 | 346 |
Where Westover’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Westover is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 721 in 1920, 3,955 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1938 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westover, and how to reach them.
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 Westover.
Westover pairs an A+ for schools with modest home prices, draws workers from Morgantown and beyond and looks healthier within West Virginia than nationally.
Its A+ for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $193K. Its A+ ranks #3 of the 61 West Virginia towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Monongalia County Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 373 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
4,383 jobs are based in Westover, 2.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.8 minutes, against 26.6 across West Virginia.
Most working residents leave Westover for work: only 7% work in town. Westover’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both West Virginia’s towns (21 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Westover grew to 4,383 in 2023, 1,618 more than in 2013.
| Westover | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Property crime runs at 27.7 per 1,000 residents, about twice the West Virginia rate, most of it theft.
Westover’s property crime rate is 27.7 per 1,000 residents, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 16.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Westover reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less. Within West Virginia, it does better than 46% of towns.
| Westover | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 27.7 per 1,000 residents | 16.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 1978, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westover.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within West Virginia it is healthier than 82% of the 61 graded towns: much of West Virginia scores lower on these measures.
Westover beats the West Virginia average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 42% of Westover adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 61 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Westover.
| Westover | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Westover | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.8% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (20% statewide). Only 5 of the 61 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Westover. Westover has grown 3% since 2020, to 4,086 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Westover | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
44% women, 56% men
About 127 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.7 points). Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Westover | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.2% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.9% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Westover has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
56% of households own their home in Westover. The typical Westover home is worth about $193,000, up 2.1% in a year, 9% above the West Virginia typical home.
| Westover | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,025 a month | $874 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Westover City Park, at 28 acres. Westover’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Westover | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westover City Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Mascioli Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westover. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumFallingwater
2 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
24 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
33 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
9 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a year
in town GardenEarl L. Core ArboretumFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5
3 within 15 miles of the center of Westover
About 4 of every 100 Westover residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia.
City in West Virginia
Westover is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, along the Monongahela River. The population was 3,995 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Westover.
| Town | WV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westover | #14 | B− | B | C− | A+ | C |
| Granville | — | — | A | — | A+ | B− |
| Morgantown | #10 | B+ | B | C | A+ | B |
Granville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Granville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Westover with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Westover grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #14 of 61 in West Virginia. It grades C for health, C− for safety and A+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within West Virginia, it does better than 46% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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