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Huntington is a small city of 45,787 people in Cabell County, West Virginia. It's part of the Huntington, WV area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $912 a month.
45,787people
$127kTypical home
$912/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,787
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,823 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Columbus, OH
- In the Huntington, WV area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$802/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (657 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,292 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HTS airport
- 112 mi to CMH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 571 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cabell County: R+22 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