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Matewan is a tiny town of 505 people in Mingo County, West Virginia. It's about 56 miles from Beckley, WV and 165 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $355 a month.
505people
$112kTypical home
$355/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
13"Snow
209Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 505
- Part of a metro area
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 56 mi to Beckley, WV
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $355/mo
- Median household income $16k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HTS airport
- 161 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mingo County: R+74 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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