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Rock Cave is a tiny town of 276 people in Upshur County, West Virginia. It's about 59 miles from Morgantown, WV and 112 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $886 a month.
276people
$206kTypical home
$886/moRent
80° / 39°Summer / winter
54"Snow
192Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 276
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 89 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 59 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,301/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 22 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 (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 23% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CKB airport
- 114 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,729 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upshur County: R+57 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.