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Salesville is a tiny town of 100 people in Guernsey County, Ohio. It's about 35 miles from Wheeling, WV and 79 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $864 a month.
100people
$158kTypical home
$864/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
202Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 35 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PKB airport
- 68 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 892 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guernsey County: R+52 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.