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Newport is a small town of 1,180 people in Washington County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 98 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 $208k and rent runs about $852 a month.
1,180people
$208kTypical home
$852/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
202Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,180
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,313/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PKB airport
- 92 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
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.