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Country around Le Roy is a rural area of about 1,195 people in Jackson County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 109 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $716 a month.
1,195people
$176kTypical home
$716/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
204Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,195 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PKB airport
- 106 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 846 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+56 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.