Living in Addison (Webster Springs), WV
Addison (Webster Springs) is a small town of 1,038 people in Webster County, West Virginia. It's about 64 miles from Beckley, WV and 138 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $657 a month.
1,038people
$89kTypical home
$657/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
89"Snow
192Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,038
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,302 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 64 mi to Beckley, WV
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LWB airport
- 139 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,841 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+67 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.