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Country around Cameron is a rural area of about 1,801 people in Marshall County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Wheeling, WV and 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $660 a month.
1,801people
$154kTypical home
$660/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
196Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,801 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MGW airport
- 49 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+50 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.