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Poca is a tiny town of 872 people in Putnam County, West Virginia. It's about 13 miles from Charleston, WV and 122 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $864 a month.
872people
$171kTypical home
$864/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
15"Snow
204Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 872
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,571 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to Charleston, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CRW airport
- 120 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+46 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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