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Fort Gay is a tiny town of 437 people in Wayne County, West Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Huntington, WV and 125 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $726 a month.
437people
$62kTypical home
$726/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 437
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 530 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 22 mi to Huntington, WV
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$393/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HTS airport
- 129 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+53 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.