Star CityWV
A town of 1,795, settled in 1907. A regional job hub with 1,291 jobs.
Is Star City a good place to live?
The best of Star City’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A for walkability. On health, just 3 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do better. Only 5 of West Virginia’s 89 towns score lower on civic life. Star City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Star City stand out
Where Star City beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| Widest gap | Star City | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.9% | 10.6% |
Every workday, about 1,260 people come to Star City for work
Where Star City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Star City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Star City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Star City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Star City, 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 Star City.
Star City has 1.8 jobs for every working resident, and 1,260 people commute in
Most working residents leave Star City for work: only 4% work in town. 18% of Star City residents live below the poverty line, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Star City’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Star City | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Star City stands out in West Virginia and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have high blood pressure
32% of Star City adults have high blood pressure, below both the West Virginia town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 31% of adults have obesity in Star City. Only 1 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Star City.
| Star City | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 44% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Star City | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 19.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.1% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of West Virginia and the rest of the country, fewer of Star City’s households own their home
37% of Star City households own their home. The typical Star City home is worth about $224,000, up 1.2% in a year, 27% above the West Virginia typical home.
| Star City | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,020 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Star City
Star City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Star City, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Star City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in Star City
Star City's reported crime rate is below West Virginia's. The property crime rate in Star City is 6.6 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Star City | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.6 per 1,000 residents | 16.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Star City | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edith Barrill Riverfront Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fallingwater and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Star City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumFallingwater
2 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
23 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
33 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
8 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a year
32 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Star City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Star City
About 14 of every 100 Star City residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Star City
Town in West Virginia
Star City is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,779 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1907
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- Area code
- 304
Star City’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Star City.
| Town | WV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star City | — | — | C+ | — | A+ | B+ |
| Morgantown | #10 | B+ | B | C | A+ | B |
| Granville | — | — | A | — | A+ | B− |
Star City and Granville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Star City and Granville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Star City with a neighbor →
Questions about Star City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Star City, WV expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.