WolfhurstOH
A town of 1,058.
Is Wolfhurst a good place to live?
Wolfhurst’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Wolfhurst’s average trip to work is 44 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On hazard risk, just 10 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the outdoors, just 98 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Wolfhurst has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,058 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Wolfhurst grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wolfhurst is from typical.
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Moving to Wolfhurst: who provides what
Wolfhurst is unincorporated, so Belmont County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wolfhurst.
Wolfhurst’s grade for health is a D
45% of adults have high blood pressure in Wolfhurst, above both the Ohio town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 18% of Wolfhurst adults report frequent physical distress. Wolfhurst beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Wolfhurst | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wolfhurst | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.2% | 86.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Wolfhurst is higher than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
Wolfhurst’s FEMA risk score is 85 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of residents in Wolfhurst live below the poverty line than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Wolfhurst. Since 2013, Wolfhurst has added 48 jobs, to 327 in 2023. 1.8% of working residents work locally in Wolfhurst.
| Wolfhurst | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 33% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wolfhurst has four seasons and pleasant summers
Wolfhurst has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Wolfhurst sells for about $90K at the median
The median rent in Wolfhurst is $271 a month.
| Wolfhurst | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $271 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wolfhurst. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
11 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
3 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
7 mi GardenOglebay Park
3 mi MuseumWest Virginia Independence Hall
40 mi AttractionChester teapotPhoto credits
Meadowcroft 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 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Wolfhurst
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Wolfhurst
About 0 of every 100 Wolfhurst residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
98% of working residents leave Wolfhurst for work
Where Wolfhurst’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Wolfhurst
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wolfhurst, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $75,000, 70% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.