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Lewisburg earns a D, ranked 59th of 61 in West Virginia, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $50K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 75% of the country. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Lewisburg, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in West Virginia scores lower than Lewisburg on cost of living. Lewisburg's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Where Lewisburg beats most towns.
Old Stone ChurchCensus counts: 969 in 1860, 3,922 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1825 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Lewisburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lewisburg, 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 Lewisburg.
Lewisburg carries less natural-hazard risk than most of West Virginia (mostly inland flooding), draws workers from Fairlea and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
At 6.3 years of the county’s $48K median household income, the typical home (about $303K) costs more against local pay than in any other West Virginia town; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,511, against $865 across West Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Lewisburg home is worth about $303,000, up 5.5% in a year, 72% above the West Virginia typical home. 55% of Lewisburg households own their home.
| Lewisburg | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $893 a month | $874 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Greenbrier County Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisburg ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 421 | A |
| The Achievement CenterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 32 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
3,354 jobs are based in Lewisburg, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 13.2 minutes, against 26.6 across West Virginia.
About one in 4 of Lewisburg’s working residents works in town. Lewisburg’s average trip to work is 13 minutes. Jobs based in Lewisburg fell to 3,354 in 2023, 636 fewer than in 2013.
| Lewisburg | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,625 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lewisburg’s, it is healthier than 59%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Within West Virginia it is healthier than 75% of the 61 graded towns: much of West Virginia scores lower on these measures.
13% of adults binge drink in Lewisburg. No town among the 61 in West Virginia we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Lewisburg. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Lewisburg.
| Lewisburg | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 44% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 41% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lewisburg | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 19.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 15% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of West Virginia towns, with expected losses of about $597 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Lewisburg is 24 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lewisburg since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lewisburg has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 23° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Lewisburg | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hollowell Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Dorie Miller Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Montwell Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lewisburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Park & preserveAppalachian Trail3.0M visitors a year
7 mi LandmarkProject Greek Island
24 mi National PreserveNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve2.0M visitors a year
32 mi LakeMountain Lake
2 mi MuseumLost World Caverns
38 mi Park & preserveThe Summit Bechtel Family National Scout ReserveAppalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lewisburg
About 9 of every 100 Lewisburg residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where Lewisburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
13 places in Lewisburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Lewisburg.
City in West Virginia, US
Lewisburg is a city in and the county seat of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,930 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Lewisburg.
Fairlea has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lewisburg and Fairlea report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lewisburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lewisburg grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #59 of 61 in West Virginia. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 6.3 years of the area's median household income ($48,218 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
8 notable people were born here, including Homer A. Holt and Frederick Swann.
