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Vienna is a big small town of 10,518 people in Wood County, West Virginia. It's about 4 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 90 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $809 a month.
10,518people
$154kTypical home
$809/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
202Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,518
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,651 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,518 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PKB airport
- 86 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Wood County: R+43 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