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West Hamlin is a tiny town of 567 people in Lincoln County, West Virginia. It's about 16 miles from Huntington, WV and 125 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $659 a month.
567people
$118kTypical home
$659/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 567
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,062 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Huntington, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$741/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HTS airport
- 124 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+63 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.