AlbrightWV
A town of 242, settled in 1852.
Is Albright a good place to live?
2.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Albright, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower share of households owning their home than Albright. Albright has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
242 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Albright: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Albright, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Albright.
Homes in Albright are worth about $110K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 1.2% in the 12 months to September 2026. In Albright, the median rent is $1,020 a month, against $878 a month in West Virginia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Albright’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The mean commuting time in Albright is 25 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Albright dropped by 35, to 23. Also worth knowing: 22% of Albright residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Oakland (11%), Kingwood (7%) and Morgantown (7%).
| Albright | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Albright has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Albright’s risk rating from FEMA is 69 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 9 claims locally since 1985. 89% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Albright once, in 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Albright brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 57 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Albright is
In Albright, 23% of adults smoke cigarettes. Only 4 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Albright.
| Albright | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Albright | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 19.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 61.1% | 55.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Albright. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumFallingwater
20 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
37 mi Park & preserveDolly Sods Wilderness
13 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
32 mi MountainMount Davis
21 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
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Everything we know about Albright
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Albright; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Albright residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Albright for work
Where Albright’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Albright
Town in West Virginia, United States
Albright is a town in central Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along the Cheat River. The population was 260 at the 2020 census. Albright was incorporated in 1914.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- ZIP code
- 26519
- Area code
- 304
Questions about Albright
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Albright, WV a good place to live?
Albright has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.