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Quinwood is a tiny town of 221 people in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Beckley, WV and 169 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $782 a month.
221people
$77kTypical home
$782/moRent
78° / 35°Summer / winter
72"Snow
192Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 221
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 639 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 32 mi to Beckley, WV
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LWB airport
- 142 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,038 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenbrier County: R+42 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.