Nutter FortWV
A town of 1,451, settled in 1772.
Is Nutter Fort a good place to live?
Nutter Fort’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D for health. On walkability, just 10 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do better. Nutter Fort’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the West Virginia town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 12 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Clarksburg City Park, at 34 acres. Nutter Fort has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Nutter Fort stand out
Where Nutter Fort beats most towns.
Typical home value
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Nutter Fort Primary School | PK–2 | 593 |
| Nutter Fort Intermediate School | 3–5 | 445 |
| Mother Goose Land Kindergarten | K | 11 |
1,451 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Nutter Fort grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Nutter Fort is from typical.
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Moving to Nutter Fort: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nutter Fort, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nutter Fort.
Residents of Nutter Fort are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns
Nutter Fort beats the West Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Nutter Fort, against 31% in West Virginia’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 14% of adults binge drink in Nutter Fort.
| Nutter Fort | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Nutter Fort | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 19.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Nutter Fort’s schools beat 79% of West Virginia districts
Its public schools are run by the Harrison County Schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutter Fort Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 593 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
In Nutter Fort, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Nutter Fort has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Nutter Fort is valued at about $140K
The typical Nutter Fort home is worth about $140,000, up 4.5% in a year, 21% below the West Virginia typical home.
| Nutter Fort | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $897 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 51% | 48% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 68% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More children than West Virginia overall
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (20% statewide); people 65 and older are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Nutter Fort has lost 3.4% of its people since 2020, down to 1,451 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Nutter Fort is 38.1 years.
| Nutter Fort | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.1 years | 42.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Nutter Fort | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
A job hub: Nutter Fort has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 785 commuters
Most working residents leave Nutter Fort for work: only 3% work in town. 8.4% of Nutter Fort residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Nutter Fort has lost 125 jobs, to 801 in 2023.
| Nutter Fort | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nutter Fort faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nutter Fort.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nutter Fort has set aside 6.4% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Nutter Fort | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clarksburg City Park | 0.1 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Nutter Fort
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Nutter Fort
About 5 of every 100 Nutter Fort residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia.
About Nutter Fort
Town in West Virginia, United States
Nutter Fort is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Clarksburg.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1772
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- Area code
- 304
Questions about Nutter Fort
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nutter Fort, WV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.