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A city of 3,840 people in West Virginia
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Conserved land0.1%2 of 1,267 acres
Trails1.2 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Stonewall Jackson's boyhood home, near Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia1896
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Stonewall Jackson's boyhood home, near Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, 1896

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About Weston

City in West Virginia, US
1818Established
3,952Population
2 sq miArea
1,020 ftElevation

Weston is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,943 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia and the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.

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ZIP code26452
Area code304
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Housing in Weston

$124K▼ 2.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Weston home is worth about $124,000, down 2.7% in a year, 31% below the West Virginia typical home.

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

Violent crime per 1,000
Weston 0.5
West Virginia 2.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Weston 4.8
West Virginia 10.9
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D-

The public schools Weston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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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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