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Arthurdale is a tiny town of 982 people in Preston County, West Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Morgantown, WV and 66 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $750 a month.
982people
$154kTypical home
$750/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
81"Snow
190Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 982
- Part of a metro area
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MGW airport
- 72 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,716 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Preston County: R+57 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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.