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Matamoras (New Matamoras) is a tiny town of 864 people in Washington County, Ohio. It's about 31 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 86 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $597 a month.
864people
$94kTypical home
$597/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
202Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 864
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,483 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $597/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 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 (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PKB airport
- 81 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.