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Country around Mathias is a rural area of about 1,525 people in Hardy County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 100 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,525people
$144kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,525 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Washington, DC
- 31 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$909/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SHD airport
- 77 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,762 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.