I was born a stones throw away from WV on the Pennsylvania side. I grew up a stones throw away from WV on the Ohio side. That entire geographical region is an

I was born a stones throw away from WV on the Pennsylvania side. I grew up a stones throw away from WV on the Ohio side. That entire geographical region is an economically depressed shithole (until you get up to Pittsburgh and Columbus and their suburban areas). WV may be ground zero (it's also not the only one, Kentucky has it's fair share of the same thing going on) but its contagion rots out from the center. If you're ever looking for land in rural Ohio or rural southwestern PA, I'd implore you to go spend some time on the ground in those communities first.