Area data
Minden, WV — ZIP 25879
Population: 273 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 25879 (Minden, WV) is $30,400. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, landslide, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$30,400
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $30,400
- House Price Index (state)
- 322.2 (-1.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, landslide, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Relatively Low · coldWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 78% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 66.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek Area (0.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 46.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 36.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (10 mi)
- National parks include
- New River Gorge National Park & Preserve, Gauley River National Recreation Area, Bluestone National Scenic River
- Airports within 30 mi
- 9
- Nearest airport
- Fayette Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Hospitals include
- CAMC GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, INC, CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, CAMC CHARLESTON SURGICAL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 32.8%
- Households with broadband internet
- 20.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,685
- Average weekly wage
- $882
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Arts & Entertainment
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 19
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 25879?
- $30,400.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 25879?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, landslide, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 25879?
- Risk to homes is higher than 78% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 25879?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 25879?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek Area, 0.6 mi.
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 25879?
- Regional Price Parity: 89.5 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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