WV area data
Rupert, WV
Rupert, WV.
Population: 2,014 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $114,229
- 1-year appreciation
- -4.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- -8.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +1.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +48.0%
- All-time peak (2022-10)
- $126,379
- 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, coldWave, inlandFlooding, lightning, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 49.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 38
- Days with Good air quality
- 227
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Rainelle Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +16 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $405
- Households with broadband internet
- 60.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 10,527
- Average weekly wage
- $818
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 64
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