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Mount Hope is a small town of 1,504 people in Fayette County, West Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Beckley, WV and 174 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $549 a month.
1,504people
$101kTypical home
$549/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
46"Snow
210Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,504
- Part of a metro area
- About 815 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Columbus, OH
- 9 mi to Beckley, WV
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$637/mo)
- Median rent $549/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BKW airport
- 142 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,831 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.