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Pratt is a tiny town of 438 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 16 miles from Charleston, WV and 150 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $800 a month.
438people
$107kTypical home
$800/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
24"Snow
204Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 438
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,531 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Charleston, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$675/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,215 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CRW airport
- 148 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kanawha County: R+17 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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