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Summersville is a small town of 3,373 people in Nicholas County, West Virginia. It's about 40 miles from Beckley, WV and 156 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $541 a month.
3,373people
$230kTypical home
$541/moRent
81° / 40°Summer / winter
69"Snow
192Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,373
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 752 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 40 mi to Beckley, WV
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,450/mo)
- Median rent $541/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,149 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BKW airport
- 156 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,903 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nicholas County: R+60 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.