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Oceana is a small town of 1,203 people in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Beckley, WV and 174 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $884 a month.
1,203people
$67kTypical home
$884/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
210Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,203
- Part of a metro area
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Beckley, WV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$422/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BKW airport
- 144 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,631 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+73 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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