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Bethany is a small town of 1,039 people in Brooke County, West Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Wheeling, WV and 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $639 a month.
1,039people
$111kTypical home
$639/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
194Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,039
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,417 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" 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 21
- 21% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 47% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PIT airport
- 26 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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