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A town of 2,381, settled in 1849. Public schools that outperform most of West Virginia.
The best of Winfield’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. On cost of living, just 13 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do worse. Winfield has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Putnam County Courthouse and James W. Hoge House. Winfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Winfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield Elementary School | PK–5 | 534 |
| Winfield Middle School | 6–8 | 552 |
| Winfield High School | 9–12 | 743 |
Where Winfield’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 Winfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 305 in 1880, 2,397 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winfield, 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 Winfield.
The typical Winfield home is worth about $302,000, up 4.9% in a year, 71% above the West Virginia typical home.
| Winfield | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,009 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Putnam County Schools. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Winfield High School, with 743 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 552 | A |
| Winfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 743 | A |
| Winfield Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 534 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Winfield for work: only 7% work in town. At $103,000, Winfield’s median household income is where West Virginia’s towns sit at $59,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Winfield has lost 335 jobs, to 1,851 in 2023.
| Winfield | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Winfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Winfield beats the West Virginia average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Winfield adults have been diagnosed with depression, close to West Virginia’s towns (31%) and above U.S. towns (23%). 20% of Winfield adults report frequent mental distress.
| Winfield | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Winfield | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Winfield has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Winfield's reported crime rate is well below West Virginia's. The property crime rate in Winfield is 1.2 per 1,000 residents. Among 32 West Virginia towns, just 1 have a lower violent crime rate than Winfield.
| Winfield | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 16.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.6 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Winfield
About 5 of every 100 Winfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia.
3 places in Winfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in West Virginia, United States
Winfield is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Winfield.
Winfield and Eleanor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Winfield and Eleanor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Winfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of West Virginia.
That is 5 years of the area's median household income ($60,078 across the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Mike Barber and Minnie Buckingham Harper.
