Wolf SummitWV
A town of 213, settled in 1859.
Is Wolf Summit a good place to live?
Wolf Summit’s age of the median resident is 63.5 years, above both the West Virginia town median (42.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 2 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Wolf Summit. Wolf Summit has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wolf Summit’s workers commute out
Only 2 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower typical household income than Wolf Summit. Wolf Summit’s mean commuting time is 26 minutes. What’s more, for residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 7%. The top destinations are Bridgeport (20%), Clarksburg (19%) and Nutter Fort (3%).
| Wolf Summit | Typical West Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $34,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Wolf Summit, mostly inland flooding
In Wolf Summit, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 71 of 100. Federal aid has come to Wolf Summit households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008. FEMA puts 89% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Wolf Summit’s year
A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 22°, and about 24 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wolf Summit is
The share of adults in Wolf Summit who have been diagnosed with depression is 32%. The town does better than the West Virginia average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults in the town, 22% report frequent mental distress and 37% have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Wolf Summit.
| Wolf Summit | Typical West Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 44% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Wolf Summit | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.5% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 76% | 79.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wolf Summit
Moving to Wolf Summit: who provides what
Wolf Summit is unincorporated, so Harrison 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.
100% of working residents leave Wolf Summit for work
Where Wolf Summit’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wolf Summit
About 0 of every 100 Wolf Summit residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Questions about Wolf Summit
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