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St. Marys is a small town of 2,174 people in Pleasants County, West Virginia. It's about 20 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 97 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $743 a month.
2,174people
$147kTypical home
$743/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
202Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,123 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$929/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PKB airport
- 92 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pleasants County: R+59 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.