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South Charleston is a big small town of 13,457 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 4 miles from Charleston, WV and 132 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $844 a month.
13,457people
$155kTypical home
$844/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
27"Snow
204Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,457
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,379 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to Charleston, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$980/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CRW airport
- 131 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kanawha County: R+17 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk