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Paw Paw is a tiny town of 459 people in Morgan County, West Virginia. It's about 29 miles from Winchester, VA and 88 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $977 a month.
459people
$87kTypical home
$977/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
29"Snow
211Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 459
- Part of a metro area
- About 866 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Washington, DC
- 29 mi to Winchester, VA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HGR airport
- 67 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+56 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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