Monongah is 5-star living

It’s not news to those who live there or have lived there but living in Monongah is a bargain.

Niche gives Monongah its highest, 5-star rating in its list of Best Places to Live in West Virginia.

#1 reason: Housing, which gets an “A.” Nightlife gets an “A-.” Public Schools get a “B.”

Median home value in Monongah is $65,700, far cheaper than the national median home value of $178,600.

Median rent is $546, little more than half the national average of $928.

Not much available for rent, though, since 84% of the families in Monongah own their homes.

Somehow, Monongah only ranks #30 in the state among the best places to live. Not in my book.

At least Monongah ranks ahead of Fairmont, which is #31. And Rivesville, #43.

Niche lists Cheat Lake as the #1 best place to live in West Virginia. If you can afford it, of course. WVU football coach Dana Holgorsen lives there.

#2 is Morgantown, a Will Grier pass from Cheat Lake.