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Wayne is a small town of 1,675 people in Wayne County, West Virginia. It's about 13 miles from Huntington, WV and 125 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $789 a month.
1,675people
$82kTypical home
$789/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,675
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,419 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to Huntington, WV
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HTS airport
- 125 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+53 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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.