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1974
DONNA SMITH, RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY, LEADS HER PONY TO ITS QUARTERS IN A BARN BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS.... …, 1974
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Beckley Feed and Hardware Company
Beckley Feed and Hardware Company was a historic commercial building located in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. The original section was built in 1935 and expanded in 1951.
About Beckley
City in West Virginia, USBeckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia, home to 115,079 residents in 2020. Beckley was founded on April 4, 1838, and was long known for its ties to the coal mining industry. It is the home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, as well as an annex of Concord University and the University of Charleston.
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Housing in Beckley
The typical Beckley home is worth about $152,000, up 2.4% in a year, 15% below the West Virginia typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Beckley
Safety Grade D-
Beckley reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.
Work & commute in Beckley
Full picture →40% of Beckley’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Charleston (4%), Prosperity (2%) and Oak Hill (1%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Beckley
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with West Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Beckley
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 5% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Beckley
Full climate →Beckley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Beckley
All Beckley schools →School Grade C
The public schools Beckley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WV. Ratings are from neighbors.
Colleges in Beckley
Colleges →of Beckley’s residents are enrolled in college. West Virginia University Institute of Technology has about 969 students on campus.
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