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Shepherdstown is a small town of 1,460 people in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It's about 15 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 56 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,460people
$485kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,460
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,641 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Washington, DC
- 15 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,060/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 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 (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 48% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HGR airport
- 39 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+16 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk