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Flatwoods is a tiny town of 319 people in Braxton County, West Virginia. It's about 59 miles from Charleston, WV and 124 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $728 a month.
319people
$132kTypical home
$728/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
24"Snow
192Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 319
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 59 mi to Charleston, WV
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to CKB airport
- 125 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Braxton County: R+52 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.