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Justice is a tiny town of 186 people in Mingo County, West Virginia. It's about 39 miles from Beckley, WV and 174 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $647 a month.
186people
$153kTypical home
$647/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
210Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 186
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Beckley, WV
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $647/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 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 (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BKW airport
- 148 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mingo County: R+74 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.