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East Bank is a tiny town of 850 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Charleston, WV and 148 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $908 a month.
850people
$98kTypical home
$908/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
204Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 850
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,763 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Columbus, OH
- 14 mi to Charleston, WV
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$618/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,215 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CRW airport
- 146 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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