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Hamlin is a small town of 1,068 people in Lincoln County, West Virginia. It's about 20 miles from Huntington, WV and 127 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $679 a month.
1,068people
$96kTypical home
$679/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
208Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,068
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,789 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Columbus, OH
- 20 mi to Huntington, WV
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HTS airport
- 126 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+63 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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