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Living in Point Pleasant, WV

Point Pleasant is a small town of 3,961 people in Mason County, West Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Huntington, WV and 91 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $624 a month.

3,961people
$118kTypical home
$624/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,961
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,639 people per sq mi
  • 91 mi to Columbus, OH
  • 34 mi to Huntington, WV
  • 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
  • Median rent $624/mo
  • Median household income $38k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 41°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
  • 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
  • 157 cloudy days a year
  • 54 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 132 days a year with rain or snow
  • 15" of snow a year
  • 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 9 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (144 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 49
  • 24% of households have kids
  • 28% are 65 or older
  • 27% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 41 mi to HTS airport
  • 89 mi to CMH (major hub)
  • 34 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 630 ft
  • 259 mi to the ocean
  • 170 mi to a big lake
  • 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 38 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 17 mi to the nearest campground
  • 6 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 7 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 22 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 29 mi to the nearest vet
  • 9 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 11 congregations per 10k people
  • 13 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Mason County: R+58 in 2024
  • West Virginia: R+42 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Low 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

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