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Tornado is a small town of 1,114 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Charleston, WV and 129 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $906 a month.
1,114people
$175kTypical home
$906/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
204Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,114
- Part of a metro area
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Columbus, OH
- 12 mi to Charleston, WV
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,215 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CRW airport
- 128 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.