Living in Flushing, OH
Flushing is a small town of 1,149 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Wheeling, WV and 61 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,149people
$97kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
23"Snow
198Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,149
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,871 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PIT airport
- 50 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 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