RachelWV
The town was settled in 1923 and has 52 residents today.
Is Rachel a good place to live?
Rachel’s age of the median resident is 60.5 years, above both West Virginia’s towns (42.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Rachel. Rachel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
52 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rachel.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Rachel: inland flooding
93% of Rachel’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Rachel sits above 88% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Rachel households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Rachel is valued at about $113K
Home values are down 2% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of workers work remotely from home in Rachel than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
For working residents in Rachel, the share who work locally is 1.1%. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Rachel. The top destinations are Fairmont (17%), Morgantown (8%) and Mannington (7%). The median commute is under 14 miles.
| Rachel | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 100% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Rachel, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Rachel’s midsummer high stands at 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rachel is
This West Virginia town does better than the West Virginia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. 18% of Rachel adults have diabetes. Only 6 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Rachel.
| Rachel | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 25% |
| What stands out | Rachel | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.4% | 11% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 79.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.2% | 19.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rachel
Moving to Rachel: who provides what
Rachel is unincorporated, so Marion 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.
99% of working residents leave Rachel for work
Where Rachel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rachel
About 0 of every 100 Rachel residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Rachel
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Rachel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Buffalo Creek, 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Mannington. Rachel has a post office with ZIP code 26587. As of the 2020 census, its population was 224 (down from 248 at the 2010 census). Rachel is located on U.S. 250 between Farmington and Mannington.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- ZIP code
- 26587
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