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Hometown is a tiny town of 756 people in Putnam County, West Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Charleston, WV and 117 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $952 a month.
756people
$143kTypical home
$952/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
204Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 756
- Part of a metro area
- About 943 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to Charleston, WV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$899/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CRW airport
- 116 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+46 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.