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Mitchell Heights’s story
Mitchell Heights in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Mitchell HeightsWV
A town of 385.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
385
residents
Typical home
$197K
+8.8% in a year
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
47.4
years
Jobs based here
29
A commuter town
Small town
385 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Mitchell Heights. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
5
paid flood claims since 1978
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Mitchell Heights
Most working residents leave Mitchell Heights for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Logan (13%), Charleston (9%) and Mount Gay-Shamrock (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mitchell Heights0%
Logan13%
Charleston9%
Mount Gay-Shamrock6%
Chapmanville4%
13 mi
median commute distance
29
jobs based in Mitchell Heights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Mitchell Heights has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–47°
Spring43–69°
Summer64–86°
Fall46–70°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Mitchell Heights is
Mitchell Heights beats the West Virginia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. West Virginia
2 better27 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Mitchell Heights | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.4% | 66.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 79.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 9.6% |
Logan Regional Medical Center
4.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
A typical Mitchell Heights home is worth about $197K
The typical Mitchell Heights home is worth about $197,000, up 8.8% in a year, 10% above the West Virginia typical home.
$197KZillow home value
Typical home value
Mitchell Heights$197K
West Virginia$180K
+8.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors
0.5% of Mitchell Heights is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 1 of 214 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chief Logan State Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Mitchell Heights for work
Where Mitchell Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
29jobs based in Mitchell Heights
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Mitchell Heights
Town in West Virginia, United States
Mitchell Heights is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 315 at the 2020 census. The town was named for an early farm on which it was established.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 314
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Area code
- 304
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