WV area data
Alum Bridge, WV
Alum Bridge, WV.
Population: 344 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $125,716
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +10.2%
- All-time peak (2026-01)
- $126,771
- 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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- landslide
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 21.2 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site (56 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Nicholson Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 6
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +5 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,981
- Median annual property tax
- $616
- Households with broadband internet
- 62.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,263
- Average weekly wage
- $981
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
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