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Chapmanville is a tiny town of 928 people in Logan County, West Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Charleston, WV and 148 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $623 a month.
928people
$130kTypical home
$623/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
209Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 928
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,412 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Columbus, OH
- 34 mi to Charleston, WV
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (406 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CRW airport
- 148 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+67 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk