Living in Calcutta, OH
Calcutta is a small town of 4,754 people in Columbiana County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Weirton, WV and 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $646 a month.
4,754people
$158kTypical home
$646/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
30"Snow
194Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,754
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 391 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Weirton, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PIT airport
- 22 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 385 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbiana County: R+49 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk