Living in Steubenville, OH
Steubenville is a small city of 18,124 people in Jefferson County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Weirton, WV and 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $775 a month.
18,124people
$131kTypical home
$775/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
194Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,124
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to Weirton, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 (86 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,530 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PIT airport
- 24 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+44 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