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Bridgeport is a small town of 1,453 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 3 miles from Wheeling, WV and 48 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 $94k and rent runs about $689 a month.
1,453people
$94kTypical home
$689/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
194Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,064 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$594/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 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 (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (187 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PIT airport
- 40 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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