Elkins, WV: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,950 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Tygart Valley River and was incorporated in 1890, taking its name from Stephen B. Elkins, the city's co-founder and later U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Elkins is home to Davis and Elkins College and the Mountain State Forest Festival, held in early October every year.

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How Elkins ranks

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#2Shortest commute in WV #9Lowest property tax in WV #16Highest graduation rate in WV All WV rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code26241

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Living in Elkins

Housing in Elkins

$172K▲ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Elkins home is worth about $172,000, up 1.4% in a year, close to the West Virginia typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market55

Sale-to-list92.7%

Sold in May11

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Safety in Elkins

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Elkins's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Elkins 4.8

West Virginia 2.6

U.S. 3.6

Property crime per 1,000

Elkins 4

West Virginia 11.8

U.S. 17.7

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Schools in Elkins

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School Grade B

The public schools Elkins’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#30Best public schoolsof 61 in WV

DistrictRandolph County SchoolsSchools9

Elkins Third Ward Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 318 students Jennings Randolph Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 212 students North Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 201 students Midland Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 164 students Elkins Middle School C-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 615 students Elkins High School B+High · Grades 9–12 · 747 students

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.

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