WV area data
Alma, WV
Alma, WV.
Population: 723 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $93,283
- 1-year appreciation
- +13.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +1.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +6.6%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $99,481
- House Price Index
- 322.2 (-1.4% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 86.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 64.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.7 in
- Annual snowfall
- 22.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- P W Johnson Memorial Airport (16 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +14 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,956
- Median annual property tax
- $657
- Households with broadband internet
- 25.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,428
- Average weekly wage
- $1,163
- Top industries (by employment)
- Other Services, Wholesale Trade, Mining
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