Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,334, settled in 1893.
Shadyside gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $144K, 2.5 years of the Wheeling metro’s $57K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 289th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its public schools beat 80% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. On walkability, just 131 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Shadyside's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Shadyside beats most towns.
Where Shadyside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Shadyside is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,084 in 1920, a peak of 5,070 in 1970, 3,454 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shadyside, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Shadyside.
Shadyside sends many workers across the state line to Moundsville and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
At 2.5 years of the Wheeling metro’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $144K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
At $815 a month, Shadyside’s median rent is near the Ohio town median ($944 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Shadyside home is worth about $144,000, about the same as a year ago, 41% below the Ohio typical home.
| Shadyside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $815 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1978, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shadyside.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
50% of working residents cross a state line to work, Moundsville among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Shadyside for work: only 10% work in town. At 19 minutes, Shadyside’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Shadyside is $54,000.
| Shadyside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shadyside has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,170 U.S. towns with household incomes like Shadyside’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Shadyside beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Shadyside.
| Shadyside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Shadyside | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shadyside. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
26 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
7 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
10 mi GardenOglebay Park
7 mi MuseumWest Virginia Independence Hall
32 mi MuseumPennsylvania Trolley MuseumGrave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain · Pennsylvania Trolley Museum: The original uploader was N2xjk at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Shadyside
About 3 of every 100 Shadyside residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Shadyside is a village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,454 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Shadyside.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadyside | #289 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Mead Township | #566 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Shadyside and Mead Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Shadyside with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Shadyside grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #289 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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