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St. Albans is a big small town of 10,522 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Charleston, WV and 127 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $931 a month.
10,522people
$141kTypical home
$931/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
204Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,522
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,911 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Charleston, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$888/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,311 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to CRW airport
- 126 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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