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Country around Harman is a rural area of about 934 people in Randolph County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 114 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
934people
$157kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
75° / 33°Summer / winter
95"Snow
212Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 934 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 47 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 95" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CKB airport
- 116 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,688 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+46 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.