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About Moorefield
Town in West Virginia, United StatesMoorefield is a town in and the county seat of Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the confluence of the South Branch Potomac River and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River. Moorefield was originally chartered in 1777; it was named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out. The population was 2,527 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Moorefield
The typical Moorefield home is worth about $212,000, up 5.2% in a year, 18% above the West Virginia typical home.
Safety in Moorefield
Safety Grade D
Moorefield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
Health in Moorefield
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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All Moorefield schools →School Grade B
The public schools Moorefield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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