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About Nitro
City in West Virginia, USNitro is a city in Kanawha and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It takes its name from a World War I-era nitrocellulose plant. The population was 6,618 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston metropolitan area.
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How Nitro ranks
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Housing in Nitro
The typical Nitro home is worth about $144,000, down 0.8% in a year, 20% below the West Virginia typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Nitro
Safety Grade D
Nitro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Work & commute in Nitro
Full picture →Most working residents leave Nitro for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Charleston (26%), South Charleston (6%) and Teays Valley (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Nitro
Health Grade D
Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with West Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Nitro
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Nitro
Full climate →Nitro has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Nitro
All Nitro schools →School Grade C
The public schools Nitro’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 rank near the bottom.
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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