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Stonewood is a small town of 2,212 people in Harrison County, West Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Morgantown, WV and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $749 a month.
2,212people
$154kTypical home
$749/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
196Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,212
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,599 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 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 (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CKB airport
- 86 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+41 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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