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Great Cacapon is a tiny town of 587 people in Morgan County, West Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 84 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $794 a month.
587people
$161kTypical home
$794/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
31"Snow
211Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 587
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" 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
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HGR airport
- 64 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+56 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.