Living in Cassville, WV
Cassville is a small town of 1,149 people in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It's about 7 miles from Morgantown, WV and 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $987 a month.
1,149people
$253kTypical home
$987/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
196Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,149
- Part of a metro area
- About 324 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 7 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,595/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (755 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MGW airport
- 57 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monongalia County: R+4 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
- 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.