Pea RidgeWV
In West Virginia, this town has 6,988 residents.
Is Pea Ridge a good place to live?
Where it falls short is health: residents are less healthy than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $188K, 3.1 years of the Huntington metro’s $60K median household income. The overall grade comes out at C+, better than 39% of U.S. towns. That places it 27th of 61 in West Virginia. On history, just 9 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do worse. Only 3 of the 61 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pea Ridge. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for incomes and B for walkability.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places · Census LEHD, 2023.
98% of working residents leave Pea Ridge for work
Where Pea Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pea Ridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Pea Ridge is from typical.
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Moving to Pea Ridge: who provides what
Pea Ridge is unincorporated, so Cabell 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 Pea Ridge.
Pea Ridge looks healthier within West Virginia than nationally and has commutes shorter than most of West Virginia.
Pea Ridge has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 90% of Pea Ridge’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pea Ridge has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The average commute for its 2,700 working residents takes 20.4 minutes, against 26.6 across West Virginia.
Half commute less than 7 miles. Jobs in Pea Ridge fell by 126 from 2013 to 2023, to 974. The share of working residents in Pea Ridge who work locally is 2%, against 14% in West Virginia’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: for Pea Ridge, the average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Pea Ridge | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Pea Ridge is less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
Within West Virginia it is healthier than 80% of the 61 graded towns: much of West Virginia scores lower on these measures.
Pea Ridge: 27% of adults get no exercise outside work. The share of adults in Pea Ridge who have been diagnosed with depression is 31%, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 23%. Two figures for adults locally: 19% report frequent mental distress, 39% have high blood pressure. Only 6 of the 61 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Pea Ridge.
| Pea Ridge | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 44% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pea Ridge | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 16.2% |
| Fewer smokers | 14.6% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pea Ridge
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Pea Ridge sell for about $250K
On the market in Pea Ridge: a median 48 days to sell. Sellers in Pea Ridge got 96.8% of the asking price, typically. For households locally, the share who are owner-occupiers is 65%.
| Pea Ridge | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,014 a month | $874 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Camden Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pea Ridge. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Theme parkCamden Park
22 mi National forestWayne National Forest
6 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
38 mi Park & preserveMcClintic Wildlife Management Area
34 mi Ancient siteCriel Mound
8 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and VillagePhoto credits
Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · McClintic Wildlife Management Area: Steve from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Pea Ridge
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pea Ridge
About 8 of every 100 Pea Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Pea Ridge
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Pea Ridge is a census-designated place in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,602. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 627 ft
Pea Ridge’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Pea Ridge.
| Town | WV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pea Ridge | #27 | C+ | B | — | B− | C |
| Barboursville | #48 | C− | B− | C | B− | D |
Pea Ridge reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Pea Ridge with a neighbor →
Questions about Pea Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pea Ridge, WV a good place to live?
Pea Ridge grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #27 of 61 in West Virginia. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pea Ridge, WV expensive?
The typical home is worth about $189,000, 7% above the West Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.