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Weston is a small town of 3,840 people in Lewis County, West Virginia. It's about 50 miles from Morgantown, WV and 100 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $770 a month.
3,840people
$105kTypical home
$770/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
196Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,840
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,976 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 50 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$664/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CKB airport
- 101 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+59 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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