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Petersburg is a small town of 2,384 people in Grant County, West Virginia. It's about 41 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 109 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $646 a month.
2,384people
$125kTypical home
$646/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
61"Snow
212Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,384
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,475 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 41 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$785/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 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 (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SHD airport
- 90 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+79 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk