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Nutter Fort is a small town of 2,075 people in Harrison County, West Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Morgantown, WV and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $897 a month.
2,075people
$121kTypical home
$897/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
196Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,075
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,334 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 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 (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CKB airport
- 85 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+41 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