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Country around Palestine is a rural area of about 1,163 people in Wirt County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 109 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $558 a month.
1,163people
$181kTypical home
$558/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
204Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,163 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Columbus, OH
- 21 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,142/mo)
- Median rent $558/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" 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 (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PKB airport
- 106 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wirt County: R+66 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.