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Westover is a small town of 4,026 people in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It's part of the Morgantown, WV area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,026people
$178kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
190Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,026
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,322 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- In the Morgantown, WV area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,125/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" 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
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,110 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MGW airport
- 61 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Monongalia County: R+4 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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