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New Martinsville is a big small town of 5,133 people in Wetzel County, West Virginia. It's about 31 miles from Wheeling, WV and 72 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $688 a month.
5,133people
$128kTypical home
$688/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
24"Snow
196Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,920 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$809/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (96 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PKB airport
- 67 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wetzel County: R+56 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk