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Belle Valley is a tiny town of 186 people in Noble County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 77 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $716 a month.
186people
$75kTypical home
$716/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
202Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 186
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 457 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Columbus, OH
- 36 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$470/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 62
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PKB airport
- 72 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Noble County: R+65 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.