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Hambleton is a tiny town of 203 people in Tucker County, West Virginia. It's about 42 miles from Morgantown, WV and 95 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $656 a month.
203people
$114kTypical home
$656/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
56"Snow
190Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 42 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CKB airport
- 102 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,657 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tucker County: R+49 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.