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Benwood is a small town of 1,230 people in Marshall County, West Virginia. It's about 5 miles from Wheeling, WV and 50 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $677 a month.
1,230people
$75kTypical home
$677/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
194Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,230
- Part of a metro area
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$472/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PIT airport
- 43 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+50 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 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