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Charles Town is a big small town of 7,337 people in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Winchester, VA and 53 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,337people
$378kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,337
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,251 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Washington, DC
- 17 mi to Winchester, VA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,382/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IAD airport
- 32 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 375 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+16 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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