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Barboursville is a small town of 4,376 people in Cabell County, West Virginia. It's about 8 miles from Huntington, WV and 115 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,376people
$198kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,376
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,090 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Columbus, OH
- 8 mi to Huntington, WV
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to HTS airport
- 115 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cabell County: R+22 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk