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Moorefield is a small town of 2,525 people in Hardy County, West Virginia. It's about 43 miles from Winchester, VA and 105 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $823 a month.
2,525people
$146kTypical home
$823/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
211Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,525
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 947 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Washington, DC
- 43 mi to Winchester, VA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$918/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SHD airport
- 81 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardy County: R+58 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.