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Smithers is a tiny town of 712 people in Fayette County, West Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Charleston, WV and 155 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $663 a month.
712people
$77kTypical home
$663/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
38"Snow
204Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 712
- Part of a metro area
- About 494 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Columbus, OH
- 22 mi to Charleston, WV
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$482/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CRW airport
- 153 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette 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
- Moderate 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.