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In Grafton (West Virginia), unemployment is 7.4% (2024).

Grafton's population was 4,575 at the end of 2024. Grafton registered an unemployment rate of 7.4% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Grafton numbered 0.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population4,575people31 Dec 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,221EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent473EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25064 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file)
Unemployment rate7.4%country median 4.6% — 62% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime924.1offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 42% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.34µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 84% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 75% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 71% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Grafton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Grafton.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Grafton recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)564.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent473 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25064 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file)2Official
Recorded property crimes38 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Is Grafton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 45–63%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%
Student67%strong on cost, weak on education · range 57–77%
Family74%strong on family, weak on education · range 65–83%
Retirement67%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 56–78%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

0% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 0 of 4,575 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Grafton is 7.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary2,221 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate7.4 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official

What does a salary buy in Grafton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Grafton median gross pay: €2,221 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €564
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Grafton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Grafton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents48.67 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Grafton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGrafton highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Grafton highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Grafton244
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents924.1 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7Official
Recorded violent crimes3 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Mobility and administration

Grafton's nearest airport was CKB, 19 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)CKB3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Grafton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Grafton.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 6.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Grafton's monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 21.8°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Grafton is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.34 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.72 · Feb 5.72 · Mar 10.89 · Apr 17.78 · May 21.94 · Jun 25.44 · Jul 27.33 · Aug 26.89 · Sep 24.17 · Oct 18.17 · Nov 11.72 · Dec 6.06 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -6 · Feb -5.17 · Mar -1.56 · Apr 3.67 · May 9.33 · Jun 13.72 · Jul 16.33 · Aug 15.56 · Sep 11.83 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.056 · Dec -3.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.11 · Feb 0.278 · Mar 4.67 · Apr 10.72 · May 15.61 · Jun 19.56 · Jul 21.83 · Aug 21.22 · Sep 18 · Oct 11.83 · Nov 5.89 · Dec 1.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 85.6 · Feb 84.33 · Mar 98.3 · Apr 110.2 · May 124 · Jun 125 · Jul 139.2 · Aug 111 · Sep 92.46 · Oct 86.36 · Nov 79.76 · Dec 97.28 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean6.34 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Grafton's total area was 9.5 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 481 people per km².

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area9.51 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)12Official
Foreign-resident share0 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Foreign residents0 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population density481 people/km²31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)14Official
Population4,575 people31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program14Official
Population covered by crime statistics4,542 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Grafton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Grafton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 252 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,221 Grafton+176%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.4% Grafton−51%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 924 (2024) Graftonno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.3 µg/m³ Grafton−7%
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Cities near Grafton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Grafton, nearest in population first.

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Robbins4,567 residentsGlasgow Village4,584 residentsCarrizo Springs4,586 residentsJeanerette4,557 residentsNelsonville4,555 residentsManitou Springs4,607 residents

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Is Grafton part of Clarksburg?

Grafton is in the published commuting zone of Clarksburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Clarksburg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Grafton?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Grafton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.34 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Grafton?

Police recorded 924.1 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Grafton?

The published population is 4,575 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Grafton?

0 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Grafton a good place to live?

Grafton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Grafton part of Clarksburg?

Grafton is in the published commuting zone of Clarksburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Grafton?

Fairmont, Bridgeport are near Grafton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Grafton (West Virginia), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 76fb9130f6af2156968c24a6e4547532]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/grafton/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Grafton (West Virginia), United States: population, rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {76fb9130f6af2156968c24a6e4547532},
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Sources

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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  2. ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25064 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-20
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  5. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  6. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  7. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  7. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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