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Country around Renick is a rural area of about 1,332 people in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Beckley, WV and 163 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $427 a month.
1,332people
$115kTypical home
$427/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
192Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,332 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Richmond, VA
- 47 mi to Beckley, WV
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $427/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LWB airport
- 137 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,759 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenbrier County: R+42 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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