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Montgomery is a small town of 1,516 people in Fayette County, West Virginia. It's about 21 miles from Charleston, WV and 154 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $671 a month.
1,516people
$133kTypical home
$671/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
36"Snow
204Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,516
- Part of a metro area
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Columbus, OH
- 21 mi to Charleston, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$839/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CRW airport
- 152 mi to CMH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+42 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk