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Alderson is a small town of 1,383 people in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It's about 29 miles from Beckley, WV and 172 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $868 a month.
1,383people
$130kTypical home
$868/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
215Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,383
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,547 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 29 mi to Beckley, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (844 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LWB airport
- 119 mi to GSO (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,585 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenbrier County: R+42 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.