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Ripley is a small town of 3,071 people in Jackson County, West Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 105 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $613 a month.
3,071people
$122kTypical home
$613/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
204Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,071
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 953 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Columbus, OH
- 32 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$768/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 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 (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CRW airport
- 103 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+56 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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