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Reader is a tiny town of 193 people in Wetzel County, West Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Wheeling, WV and 72 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $688 a month.
193people
$85kTypical home
$688/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
196Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 193
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 208 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 35 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$538/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 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 (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CKB airport
- 69 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wetzel County: R+56 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
- 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.