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Henderson is a tiny town of 174 people in Mason County, West Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Huntington, WV and 92 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $857 a month.
174people
$109kTypical home
$857/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 174
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 416 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Columbus, OH
- 33 mi to Huntington, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to HTS airport
- 90 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+58 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.