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Elkins is a big small town of 6,811 people in Randolph County, West Virginia. It's about 50 miles from Morgantown, WV and 105 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $903 a month.
6,811people
$153kTypical home
$903/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
68"Snow
212Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,811
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,843 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 50 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CKB airport
- 110 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,913 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+46 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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