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Median House Value:

Cheat Lake, WV

Found within zip code: 26508
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $266,885
  • high cost relative to West Virginia
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,941,000+  1%
$1,456,001-$1,941,000  2%
$970,001-$1,456,000  5%
$776,001-$970,000  5%
$582,001-$776,000  9%
$388,001-$582,000  12%
$194,001-$388,000  33%
$97,001-$194,000  27%
$0-$97,000  7%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to WV, medium cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet, Artsy/funky


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some East Asian
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Cheat Lake Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

MONONGALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT School District




10,024 Students enrolled in District

27 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
7
Better than:
of WV school
districts
61.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
3
Better than:
of US school
districts
23.2%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%
78%
81%
80%
77%
75%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
ARNETTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4120 FAIRMONT ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
(304) 278-5584
KG-05
BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1215 BAKER STREET, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
(304) 291-9236
PK-05
CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL ROAD, OSAGE, WV 26543
(304) 291-9318
KG-05
CHEAT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
154 CROSBY ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
(304) 594-2772
KG-04
CHEAT LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
160 CROSBY ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
(304) 594-1165
05-08
CLAY BATTELLE HIGH SCHOOL
RT. 7 WEST, BLACKSVILLE, WV 26521
(304) 432-8208
07-12
DAYBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2097 DAYBROOK ROAD, FAIRVIEW, WV 26570
(304) 798-3230
KG-03
DORSEY CENTER
1433 DORSEY AVENUE, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
(304) 291-9330
PK-PK
EASTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2901 POINT MARION ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
(304) 291-9228
PK-04
JAKE'S RUN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
1265 JAKES RUN ROAD, FAIRVIEW, WV 26570
(304) 879-5158
PK-PK
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 90.2 93.6
BLACK (%) 5.7 5.0
HISPANIC (%) 0.9 0.7
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 3.0 0.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.1
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 39.3 49.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,480 $54,933,000 46.4
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $452 $4,533,000 3.8
STAFF $319 $3,199,000 2.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $163 $1,629,000 1.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $513 $5,141,000 4.3
OPERATION $971 $9,732,000 8.2
TRANSPORTATION $650 $6,512,000 5.5
OTHER $147 $1,474,000 1.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,214 $32,220,000 27.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $3,109 $31,164,000 26.3
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,803 $118,317,000 100.0
Cheat Lake EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Cheat Lake WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 41.8
CHILDREN IN Cheat Lake LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 2.7

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Cheat Lake Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO WV*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 218.01% 11.47% 10 10
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About Cheat Lake

Cheat Lake is a somewhat small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 6,357 people and just one neighborhood, Cheat Lake is the 30th largest community in West Virginia.

Cheat Lake is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cheat Lake is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cheat Lake who work in management occupations (15.08%), office and administrative support jobs (14.98%), and healthcare (11.75%).

Cheat Lake is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Cheat Lake isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 99.18% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Cheat Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Cheat Lake Information and Demographics

The citizens of Cheat Lake are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 41.04% of adults in Cheat Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cheat Lake in 2000 was $30,210, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,840 for a family of four.

The people who call Cheat Lake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cheat Lake is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cheat Lake include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Cheat Lake is English.

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