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Sistersville is a small town of 1,409 people in Tyler County, West Virginia. It's about 36 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 81 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $812 a month.
1,409people
$95kTypical home
$812/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
196Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,409
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,684 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 36 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$601/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PKB airport
- 76 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tyler County: R+67 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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