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Paden City is a small town of 2,415 people in Wetzel County, West Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Wheeling, WV and 77 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $719 a month.
2,415people
$103kTypical home
$719/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
196Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,415
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,855 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 35 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $719/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 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 (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PKB airport
- 72 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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