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Moundsville is a big small town of 7,869 people in Marshall County, West Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Wheeling, WV and 54 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $834 a month.
7,869people
$119kTypical home
$834/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
196Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,869
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,707 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$748/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,044 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PIT airport
- 48 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+50 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