LashmeetWV
With 655 residents, this town was settled in 1884.
Is Lashmeet a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lashmeet. Lashmeet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
655 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lashmeet: who provides what
Lashmeet is unincorporated, so Mercer 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lashmeet.
A typical Lashmeet home is worth about $85K
Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 6 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Lashmeet. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 11%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Lashmeet work out of town
13% of residents live below the poverty line in Lashmeet, below West Virginia’s towns (16%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%). In Lashmeet, the mean commuting time is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Princeton (20%), Bluefield (7%) and Beckley (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles.
| Lashmeet | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Lashmeet, with inland flooding at the top
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lashmeet after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lashmeet has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 81° and January nights of 23°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Lashmeet than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
Only one of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Lashmeet. In Lashmeet, nearly a third of adults say their health is fair or poor. 37% of adults feel lonely here, above both the West Virginia town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Against the West Virginia average, Lashmeet comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13.
| Lashmeet | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Lashmeet | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| More smokers | 28.4% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lashmeet
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lashmeet
About 2 of every 100 Lashmeet residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Lashmeet for work
Where Lashmeet’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lashmeet
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lashmeet, WV a good place to live?
Lashmeet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.