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Cheat Lake is a big small town of 10,902 people in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Morgantown, WV and 54 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,902people
$368kTypical home
$1,124/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
190Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 760 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to Morgantown, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,318/mo)
- Median rent $1,124/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 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 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MGW airport
- 61 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 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
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 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