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St. Clairsville's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, 97th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 98% of U.S. towns and its schools rank ahead of 82% of Ohio towns. On walkability, just 117 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. St. Clairsville has 1 place on the National Register. Only 8 of the 313 Ohio towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than St. Clairsville.
Where St. Clairsville beats most towns.
St. Clairsville Historic DistrictEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far St. Clairsville is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1790, comes before those of 97% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 431 in 1810, 5,096 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Clairsville, 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 St. Clairsville.
St. Clairsville pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Ohio norm, sends many workers across the state line and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
St. Clairsville’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents, below both Ohio’s towns (1.2) and U.S. towns (1.6).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 28% of residents (38% statewide). 37% of St. Clairsville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both the Ohio town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). St. Clairsville has lost 3.2% of its people since 2020, down to 4,926 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| St. Clairsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| St. Clairsville | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
St. Clairsville’s July high is 83°F. Clairsville has chilly winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
30% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Most working residents leave St. The average trip to work in St. Clairsville is 21 minutes. Since 2013, St. Clairsville has lost 169 jobs, to 2,944 in 2023.
| St. Clairsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
St. Clairsville grades A overall with a typical home of about $207K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical St. Typical home values rose 2.5% in the year to September 2026. Clairsville home is worth about $207,000, up 2.5% in a year, 16% below the Ohio typical home.
| St. Clairsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Memorial Park, at 56 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | — | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
42% of adults have high blood pressure in St. Clairsville. Clairsville beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in St. Clairsville.
| St. Clairsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | St. Clairsville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Clairsville. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
14 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
9 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
13 mi GardenOglebay Park
9 mi MuseumWest Virginia Independence Hall
25 mi MuseumFort SteubenMeadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Steuben: Judy Bratten, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of St. Clairsville
About 4 of every 100 St. Clairsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
12 notable people were born in St. Clairsville.
City in Ohio, US
St. Clairsville or Saint Clairsville is a city in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,096 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. St. Clairsville grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #97 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health, A+ for safety and A− for schools.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($57,418 across the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
St. 12 notable people were born here, including George W. Thompson and Isaac Parrish.
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