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Crum is a tiny town of 187 people in Wayne County, West Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Huntington, WV and 140 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $915 a month.
187people
$127kTypical home
$915/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
17"Snow
209Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 187
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 367 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 35 mi to Huntington, WV
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to HTS airport
- 144 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+53 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.