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Kingwood is a small town of 2,973 people in Preston County, West Virginia. It's about 18 miles from Morgantown, WV and 69 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 123 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $664 a month.
2,973people
$162kTypical home
$664/moRent
80° / 37°Summer / winter
123"Snow
190Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,973
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,223 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 123" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MGW airport
- 76 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,801 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Preston County: R+57 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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