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Newell is a small town of 1,246 people in Hancock County, West Virginia. It's about 15 miles from Weirton, WV and 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $915 a month.
1,246people
$88kTypical home
$915/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
31"Snow
194Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,246
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,523 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to Weirton, WV
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PIT airport
- 21 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hancock County: R+47 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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