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Benwood, West Virginia, in Marshall county, is 48 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city is part of the Wheeling metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 1,585 people people live in Benwood.
In Benwood, about 45% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Benwood, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the city.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Benwood.
In 2000, Benwood had a median family income of $27,232.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Benwood, about 59% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the city were built is earlier than in most places. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Benwood. If you're looking for affordable rentals, the city is one place with an advantage over most places in West Virginia. Benwood isn't one of those high-end cities with high property taxes.
In Benwood, 95% of commuters drive to work. One alternative to driving in the city is the public transportation system.
Benwood strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):
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| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 3% |  |
| Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
Comparing Benwood to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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