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Milton is a small town of 2,817 people in Cabell County, West Virginia. It's about 16 miles from Huntington, WV and 116 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,817people
$144kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
208Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,817
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Huntington, WV
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HTS airport
- 115 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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