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Wolf Summit is a tiny town of 213 people in Harrison County, West Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Morgantown, WV and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $879 a month.
213people
$117kTypical home
$879/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
196Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 585 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 37 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CKB airport
- 84 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+41 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.