Wood County
B-
Overall83.8kPopulation

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Strategic Assessment

Overall Strategic Grade
C+
Exposed

Meaningful friction. Expect exposure to either population pressure, blast zones, or natural disaster risk. Consider buying a retreat property.

What does this tell us?

Our Strategic Assessment grades tactical survivability of an area. Major population centers, military targets, fallout zones, natural disasters, and border exposure all drive risk — lower exposure means a more defensible position in a crisis.

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Strategic Pillars

City Proximity
D+
Poor411 mi to nearest major city
Pop. Density
B-
Fair229/sq mi
Fallout Danger
A
Great1 within ~30 mi
Natural Disaster
D-
PoorInland Flooding, Heat Wave, Strong Wind, Lightning, Tornado
Border / Coast
A+
Greatborder 257 mi · coast 323 mi
FEMA Expected Loss$36.8M/yrfor the county

Key Distances

Nearest Major CityColumbus906k people are 95 mi away
Nearest Major AirportNo hub airport within 50 mi
Distance to State Capital60 miCharleston, WV
Nearest Data Center32 mi0 within 20 mi

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Wood County, WV