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Glen Dale is a small town of 1,461 people in Marshall County, West Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Wheeling, WV and 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,461people
$209kTypical home
$839/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
196Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,461
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,719 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 9 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,317/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Low property crime (899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PIT airport
- 47 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+50 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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