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Williamson is a small town of 2,919 people in Mingo County, West Virginia. It's about 52 miles from Huntington, WV and 158 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $489 a month.
2,919people
$90kTypical home
$489/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
13"Snow
209Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,919
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 52 mi to Huntington, WV
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$565/mo)
- Median rent $489/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to HTS airport
- 160 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mingo County: R+74 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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