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Falling Waters is a small town of 2,183 people in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 65 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,183people
$213kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,183
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,737 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Washington, DC
- 10 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,343/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 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 (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HGR airport
- 49 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berkeley County: R+36 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk