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Middleway is a tiny town of 479 people in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Winchester, VA and 59 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
479people
$299kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 479
- Part of a metro area
- About 427 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to Winchester, VA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,884/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HGR airport
- 38 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+16 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.