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Bath (Berkeley Springs) is a tiny town of 975 people in Morgan County, West Virginia. It's about 27 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 82 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $762 a month.
975people
$185kTypical home
$762/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
211Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 975
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,902 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Washington, DC
- 27 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,167/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 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 (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HGR airport
- 63 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+56 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.