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Country around Baker is a rural area of about 1,517 people in Hardy County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Winchester, VA and 96 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $779 a month.
1,517people
$207kTypical home
$779/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,517 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Washington, DC
- 34 mi to Winchester, VA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to SHD airport
- 72 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,850 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardy County: R+58 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk