GallowayWV
Settled in 1917, this town now has 71 residents.
Is Galloway a good place to live?
Galloway’s age of the median resident is 60 years, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 42.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Galloway. Galloway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
71 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Galloway faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Galloway’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 71 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 84% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Galloway
For Galloway, the July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Galloway is
42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Galloway. CDC measures, 32 in all: Galloway beats West Virginia on 1 and trails on 1. Among adults here, 22% smoke cigarettes and 32% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Galloway | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 31% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Galloway | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.3% | 19.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Galloway
Moving to Galloway: who provides what
Galloway is unincorporated, so Barbour County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Galloway
About 0 of every 100 Galloway residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
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Is Galloway, WV a good place to live?
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