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Middlebourne is a tiny town of 796 people in Tyler County, West Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 82 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $721 a month.
796people
$134kTypical home
$721/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
196Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 796
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,205 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 37 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PKB airport
- 78 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tyler County: R+67 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
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk