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Belmont is a tiny town of 370 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 19 miles from Wheeling, WV and 63 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
370people
$100kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
198Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 370
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,391 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$628/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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 (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PKB airport
- 53 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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