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Grantsville is a tiny town of 401 people in Calhoun County, West Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 121 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $473 a month.
401people
$78kTypical home
$473/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
204Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 401
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 34 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$493/mo)
- Median rent $473/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PKB airport
- 118 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+65 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.