Living in Shadyside, OH
Shadyside is a small town of 3,387 people in Belmont County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Wheeling, WV and 52 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $815 a month.
3,387people
$143kTypical home
$815/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
196Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,387
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,353 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 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
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to PIT airport
- 45 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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