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Parkersburg is a small city of 29,240 people in Wood County, West Virginia. It's part of the Parkersburg, WV area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $785 a month.
29,240people
$122kTypical home
$785/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
202Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,240
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,482 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Columbus, OH
- In the Parkersburg, WV area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$767/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,293 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PKB airport
- 88 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 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
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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