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Leon is a tiny town of 252 people in Mason County, West Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Charleston, WV and 102 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $914 a month.
252people
$120kTypical home
$914/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
204Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 252
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 788 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Columbus, OH
- 33 mi to Charleston, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 14
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CRW airport
- 100 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+58 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.