Bellaire is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,870 at the 2020 census, having peaked in 1920. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The Bellaire Bridge (now abandoned and closed) was filmed in the 1991 motion picture The Silence of the Lambs. The curved railroad viaduct and bridge over the Ohio, the B & O Railroad Viaduct, were featured in the 2010 film Unstoppable and is a registered historic structure.

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How Bellaire ranks

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#2Most walkable in OH #3Lowest property tax in OH #10Most affordable in OH All OH rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code43906

Area code740

Living in Bellaire

Housing in Bellaire

$90K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bellaire home is worth about $90,000, about the same as a year ago, 64% below the Ohio typical home.

Only 1 sale in March 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Bellaire

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Bellaire reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bellaire 1.3

Ohio 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bellaire 5.6

Ohio 14.7

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Bellaire

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Most working residents leave Bellaire for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Wheeling (19%), Richland (6%) and St. Clairsville (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Wheeling, WV

19%

Richland

St. Clairsville

Martins Ferry

10%Work in townlive and work in Bellaire 7 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 1,636Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Bellaire

D⁻

Health Grade D−

Healthier than 1% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Ohio

25worse than OH

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.

Conditions 11▼ 1 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 5▼ 2 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

25.2%More adults facing food insecurityOH 14.1% · worse 14.1%More adults with COPDOH 8% · worse 14.6%More adults facing a utility shut-offOH 8.3% · worse

Care nearby

Wheeling HospitalWheeling · 4.4 mi · ER

Wheeling Health Right CenterWheeling · 2.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Bellaire · CMS · HRSAHealth in Bellaire →

Natural hazards in Bellaire

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

50Does Bellaire flood?paid flood claims since 1978 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Bellaire MapBellaire vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Bellaire

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Bellaire has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41° / 24°Winter

63° / 40°Spring

83° / 61°Summer

65° / 44°Fall