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Glenville is a small town of 1,037 people in Gilmer County, West Virginia. It's about 44 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 113 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $872 a month.
1,037people
$108kTypical home
$872/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
192Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,037
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,042 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 44 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 35
- 18% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CKB airport
- 112 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gilmer County: R+57 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