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Lansing is a tiny town of 523 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Wheeling, WV and 50 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $793 a month.
523people
$93kTypical home
$793/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
194Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 523
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,861 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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 (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PIT airport
- 41 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.