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Lavalette is a small town of 1,005 people in Wayne County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Huntington, WV and 118 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $915 a month.
1,005people
$159kTypical home
$915/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 386 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to Huntington, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 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
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HTS airport
- 118 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+53 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.