Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
49% of residents live below the poverty line in Grantsville, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 53 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a lower midpoint home value than Grantsville. Alberts Chapel and Calhoun County High School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Grantsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Grantsville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 112 in 1880, a peak of 1,052 in 1940, 494 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grantsville, 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 Grantsville.
The average commute in Grantsville is 27 minutes. Most people who work leave Grantsville to do it: just 16% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Grantsville dropped by 127, to 479. Half commute less than 20 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For households in Grantsville, the share who live in a home they own is 77%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.8%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
105 flood insurance claims have been paid in Grantsville since 1978. Compared with 81% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. 90% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 23°, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12% of Grantsville adults binge drink. Only 2 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Grantsville.
| Grantsville | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grantsville | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 15.7% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6% | 4.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grantsville
About 2 of every 100 Grantsville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where Grantsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Grantsville.
Town in West Virginia, United States
Grantsville is a town in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. The town was established along the Little Kanawha River in 1865 and named for Ulysses S. Grant. Grantsville is home to Wayne Underwood Park, which includes a .25-mile-long (0.40 km) walking trail, and to the annual West Virginia Wood Festival.
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Grantsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Bob Mollohan and Bernard P. Bell.
