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Philippi is a small town of 2,861 people in Barbour County, West Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Morgantown, WV and 89 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $775 a month.
2,861people
$115kTypical home
$775/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
46"Snow
196Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,861
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,012 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 34 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$722/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°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
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (493 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CKB airport
- 93 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,555 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Barbour County: R+61 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk