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Beech Bottom is a tiny town of 443 people in Brooke County, West Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Wheeling, WV and 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $791 a month.
443people
$60kTypical home
$791/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
194Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 443
- Part of a metro area
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$380/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,435 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PIT airport
- 29 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brooke County: R+45 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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