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Belington is a small town of 1,781 people in Barbour County, West Virginia. It's about 43 miles from Morgantown, WV and 98 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $828 a month.
1,781people
$104kTypical home
$828/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
57"Snow
190Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,781
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 43 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$658/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (493 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CKB airport
- 103 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,788 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barbour County: R+61 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk