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Keyser is a small town of 4,857 people in Mineral County, West Virginia. It's about 47 miles from Winchester, VA and 87 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $729 a month.
4,857people
$143kTypical home
$729/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
211Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,857
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,460 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 47 mi to Winchester, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MGW airport
- 89 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 912 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+60 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.