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Hilltop is a tiny town of 397 people in Fayette County, West Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Beckley, WV and 172 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $788 a month.
397people
$56kTypical home
$788/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
50"Snow
210Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 397
- Part of a metro area
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Columbus, OH
- 11 mi to Beckley, WV
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$355/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BKW airport
- 144 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,841 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+42 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.