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A regional job hub with 690 jobs.
Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower share of households owning their home than Bath (Berkeley Springs). Bath (Berkeley Springs) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Berkeley Springs State Park and Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage. Bath (Berkeley Springs) has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Bath (Berkeley Springs) beats most towns.
Census counts: 77 in 1850, a peak of 2,982 in 1860, 753 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1818 and 2 maps from 1901 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bath (Berkeley Springs). Close and well known come first.
2 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
27 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
32 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
39 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
28 mi LandmarkDunker Church
29 mi LandmarkFort CumberlandChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bath (Berkeley Springs), 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Bath (Berkeley Springs).
The typical Bath (Berkeley Springs) home is worth about $318,000, up 4.6% in a year, 80% above the West Virginia typical home. At $762 a month, Bath (Berkeley Springs)’s median rent is close to West Virginia’s towns ($878 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 39% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent in Bath (Berkeley Springs).
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 39% | 48% | 48% |
| Median rent | $762 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Bath (Berkeley Springs) for work: only 10% work in town. At 30 minutes, Bath (Berkeley Springs)’s average trip to work is where West Virginia’s towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 20% of Bath (Berkeley Springs) residents live below the poverty line.
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 14% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bath (Berkeley Springs) has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 23°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 24% across West Virginia.
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Somewhere between 26% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Bath (Berkeley Springs)’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.7 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.9% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.5% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
2 crimes were reported in Bath (Berkeley Springs) in 2025: 2 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Bath (Berkeley Springs) is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Bath (Berkeley Springs) tracks West Virginia closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 44% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Bath (Berkeley Springs) is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berkeley Springs State Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Berkeley Springs Bike and Skate Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Biser Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Bath (Berkeley Springs); the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bath (Berkeley Springs) residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
8 places in Bath (Berkeley Springs) on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Bath (Berkeley Springs).
Town in West Virginia, United States
Berkeley Springs, formally named Bath, is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 758 at the 2020 census. In 1776, the Virginia Legislature incorporated a town around the springs and named it Bath. Since 1802, it has been referred to by the name of its original post office, Berkeley Springs. It is located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia and is part of the Hagerstown–Martinsburg metropolitan area. The area contains mineral water springs frequented by Native Americans indigenous to the area, possibly for thousands of years. After settlement by Europeans, the mineral springs drew many visitors from urban areas. Notable colonial v…
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Bath (Berkeley Springs) has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
4 notable people were born here, including Charles Triplett O'Ferrall and Beirne Lay, Jr..
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