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Spencer is a small town of 2,291 people in Roane County, West Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 119 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $738 a month.
2,291people
$117kTypical home
$738/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
204Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,291
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,834 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Columbus, OH
- 33 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,562 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CRW airport
- 117 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roane County: R+54 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very 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