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Washington is a small town of 1,139 people in Wood County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 87 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $859 a month.
1,139people
$251kTypical home
$859/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
202Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 268 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,583/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 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 (159 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PKB airport
- 84 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.