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Ranked · Sun & walkable · West Virginia

Best sunny, walkable cities in West Virginia

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Parkersburg, WV29k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 24°F

  2. 2.Wheeling, WV26k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 22°F

  3. 3.Beckley, WV17k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 19°F

  4. 4.Huntington, WV46k residents

    52/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 25°F

  5. 5.Clarksburg, WV16k residents

    52/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 22°F

  6. 6.Charleston, WV47k residents

    51/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 26°F

  7. 7.Weirton, WV19k residents

    48/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 19°F

  8. 8.Fairmont, WV18k residents

    48/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 24°F

  9. 9.Martinsburg, WV19k residents

    41/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 23°F

  10. 10.Morgantown, WV30k residents

    36/100

    sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 21°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in West Virginia?
Parkersburg, WV ranks first with a fit score of 61/100, followed by Wheeling (53) and Beckley (53), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.