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Barnesville is a small town of 3,945 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Wheeling, WV and 70 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $767 a month.
3,945people
$115kTypical home
$767/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
202Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,945
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,924 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 26 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (248 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PKB airport
- 60 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Belmont County: R+47 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk