Living in Inwood, WV
Inwood is a small town of 2,794 people in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Winchester, VA and 64 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,794people
$268kTypical home
$1,647/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,794
- Part of a metro area
- About 979 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to Winchester, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,693/mo)
- Median rent $1,647/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 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 (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HGR airport
- 43 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berkeley County: R+36 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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