Living in Sardis, OH
Sardis is a tiny town of 427 people in Monroe County, Ohio. It's about 33 miles from Wheeling, WV and 75 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $694 a month.
427people
$114kTypical home
$694/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
196Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 427
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$719/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 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 (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PKB airport
- 70 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+60 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.