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Rupert is a tiny town of 909 people in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It's about 29 miles from Beckley, WV and 175 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $634 a month.
909people
$104kTypical home
$634/moRent
80° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
215Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 909
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,185 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 29 mi to Beckley, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 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 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LWB airport
- 135 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,428 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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.