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Kanawha is a tiny town of 192 people in Wood County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 98 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $822 a month.
192people
$263kTypical home
$822/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
202Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 192
- Part of a metro area
- About 219 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PKB airport
- 94 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+43 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.