Living in Wheeling, WV
Small city in West Virginia
Wheeling is a small city in West Virginia, home to about 27,000 people, with 213,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Wheeling a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $166k and rents for $1,280 a month
- Low taxes: about $1,208 state income tax per resident, 0.64% property tax
- Mild summers: highs around 84°F
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 213,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Wheeling: common questions
What is the cost of living in Wheeling?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $166k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,280 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 88, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Wheeling?
West Virginia collects about $1,208 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.64% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Wheeling safe?
Wheeling isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Wheeling?
Public schools in Wheeling test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Wheeling?
Wheeling has cold winters: winter days average around 41°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 15″ of snow a year.
Does Wheeling get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.22 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Wheeling?
The nearest major airport is PIT, about 38 mi away.
How Wheeling scores
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