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Bethesda is a small town of 1,239 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Wheeling, WV and 65 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $696 a month.
1,239people
$109kTypical home
$696/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
198Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,986 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$687/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 20" 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 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PKB airport
- 55 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 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
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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