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Hinton is a small town of 2,086 people in Summers County, West Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Beckley, WV and 170 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $951 a month.
2,086people
$93kTypical home
$951/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
215Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,086
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 934 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Beckley, WV
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BKW airport
- 121 mi to GSO (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,929 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summers County: R+51 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk