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Sutton is a tiny town of 797 people in Braxton County, West Virginia. It's about 54 miles from Charleston, WV and 129 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $684 a month.
797people
$88kTypical home
$684/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
192Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 797
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,026 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 54 mi to Charleston, WV
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$553/mo)
- Median rent $684/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 54
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CKB airport
- 129 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Braxton County: R+52 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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