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Bramwell is a tiny town of 135 people in Mercer County, West Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Beckley, WV and 149 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $708 a month.
135people
$107kTypical home
$708/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
35"Snow
210Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 243 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 32 mi to Beckley, WV
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (797 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 73
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BKW airport
- 114 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,349 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+57 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
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.