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Lesage is a small town of 1,329 people in Cabell County, West Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Huntington, WV and 110 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $746 a month.
1,329people
$193kTypical home
$746/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Huntington, WV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HTS airport
- 109 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cabell County: R+22 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
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.