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Pennsboro is a small town of 1,334 people in Ritchie County, West Virginia. It's about 31 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 96 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $811 a month.
1,334people
$87kTypical home
$811/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
196Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 494 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$545/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PKB airport
- 92 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ritchie County: R+73 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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