WV area data
Gary, WV
Gary, WV.
Population: 914 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 322.2 (-1.4% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (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
- coldWave, inlandFlooding, landslide, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 42.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 46.8 in
- Annual snowfall
- 17.8 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Bluestone National Scenic River (34 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Kee Field (16 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.7 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 2
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Median annual property tax
- $311
- Households with broadband internet
- 75.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,390
- Average weekly wage
- $1,143
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Administrative Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 7
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