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Dunbar is a big small town of 7,254 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Charleston, WV and 130 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $935 a month.
7,254people
$120kTypical home
$935/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
26"Snow
204Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,254
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,589 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to Charleston, WV
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$754/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (373 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,274 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 17% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CRW airport
- 128 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kanawha County: R+17 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk