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Martins Ferry is a big small town of 6,140 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 3 miles from Wheeling, WV and 46 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $800 a month.
6,140people
$96kTypical home
$800/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
194Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,140
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,637 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PIT airport
- 37 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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