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Falling Spring is a tiny town of 182 people in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It's about 46 miles from Beckley, WV and 161 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $868 a month.
182people
$151kTypical home
$868/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
215Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 353 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Richmond, VA
- 46 mi to Beckley, WV
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 59
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LWB airport
- 133 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,064 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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
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.