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Belpre is a big small town of 6,654 people in Washington County, Ohio. It's about 3 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 89 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $867 a month.
6,654people
$159kTypical home
$867/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
202Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,654
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,909 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Columbus, OH
- 3 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PKB airport
- 85 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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