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North Hills is a tiny town of 926 people in Wood County, West Virginia. It's about 4 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 91 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $822 a month.
926people
$259kTypical home
$822/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
202Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 926
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,636 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,633/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PKB airport
- 87 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+43 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.