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Charleston is a small city of 47,421 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's part of the Charleston, WV area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $908 a month.
47,421people
$203kTypical home
$908/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
31"Snow
204Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,421
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,510 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Columbus, OH
- In the Charleston, WV area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,282/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (541 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,431 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CRW airport
- 132 mi to CMH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Kanawha County: R+17 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk