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Valley Grove is a tiny town of 363 people in Ohio County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Wheeling, WV and 40 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $950 a month.
363people
$123kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
194Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 363
- Part of a metro area
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (777 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,540 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PIT airport
- 33 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ohio County: R+26 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 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