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Woodsfield is a small town of 2,404 people in Monroe County, Ohio. It's about 31 miles from Wheeling, WV and 76 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $803 a month.
2,404people
$109kTypical home
$803/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
22"Snow
202Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,404
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,193 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$685/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% 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
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PKB airport
- 69 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 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
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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