Parkersburg, WV

Parkersburg is a small city in West Virginia with a population of 29,461. Residents earn $44,675 per year, which is 41% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

29,461 Population 2,501/sq mi density

$44,675 Median Income $28,664 per capita

$113,900 Home Value $143,877 Zillow

$746 Median Rent 31.0% income on rent

55°F Avg Temperature 293 sunny days/yr

283 Violent Crime/100K 0 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

2.9 / 5.0

$44,675 median income, 4.3% unemployment

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Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$113,900 home value, $746/mo rent

Safety

2.0 / 5.0

283 violent crimes/100K (26% below avg)

Education

2.5 / 5.0

18.5% bachelor's degree or higher

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4 reported haunted locations found near Parkersburg, WV.

Name	Description
Blennerhasset Hotel	The legs of a young man is said to run around the hotel and also there are tales of a young woman playing the piano and the strong smell of cigar smoke in a certain room.
DeSales Heights School	Has since be torn down - Next to the Stonewall Jackson site. It is an abandoned catholic school. Many legends and ghost sites there. Has flashing lights and people walking the halls. Legend has it a young boy stole a gold cross from the priest then the boy died soon after. The cross is supposed to still be there. Also many nuns died there and are buried beneath the school in stoned-up walls. Anyone who goes there, DO NOT GO ALONE at night. It is the scariest site you will ever visit.
Parkersburg	Riverview Cemetery - A spiritually active graveyard whose first burial was in 1801, there are a number of haunts that go on, including spirits around the Weeping Woman statue that pulls hair, unbuttons clothes, unzips pants and sometimes trip, however this ghost will help grant wishes if your desires positive and sincere. Ghost orbs and other anomalies are photographed in Riverview routinely. Sometimes a woman is heard talking, she will often call your name. The ghost of a sea captain is seen...
St. Josephs Hospital	In the 4-South section of the hospital there has been reports of a ghost on the night shift. Mostly just trash cans being turned over(the most common report) but once or twice a month there may be a scream coming from one of the rooms.