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Romney is a small town of 1,922 people in Hampshire County, West Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Winchester, VA and 98 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $616 a month.
1,922people
$184kTypical home
$616/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
211Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,922
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,818 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Washington, DC
- 33 mi to Winchester, VA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $616/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to HGR airport
- 75 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hampshire County: R+63 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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