Living in Wheeling, WV
If a low cost of living and low crime rate is important for you, check out Wheeling.
Just 60 miles from Pittsburgh, PA and 130 from Columbus, Wheeling can provide the best of small town living and any recreation, entertainment or shopping you want.
Housing prices are low, taxes are very low! Average selling price is $100,000. All types of affordable homes are available for Victorian townhouses to sprawling ranches. For its size, Wheeling has more Victorian and historic homes than any city in the U.S.
Local entertainment varies from the Wheeling Symphony to county music at the Wheeling Jamboree. Oglebay Park, one of the best city parks in the country, boasts three golf courses, outdoor entertainment, and swimming as well as a lodge with great dining and cabins. Check out the Marx Toy Museum or the Fostoria Glass Museum in Moundsville. We even have professional hockey and indoor football.
Three local universities and one college as well as two community colleges provide a variety of education and cultural activities.
Primary employers are steel, coal and light manufacturing in addition to four major hospitals.
