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BrooksideOH

A town of 610. A typical home worth about $109K.

Population
610
−14.9% since 2010
Typical home
$109K
−1.4% in a year
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
41.3
years
Jobs based here
224
Balanced

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Small town

610 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Brookside home is worth about $109K

The typical Brookside home is worth about $109,000, down 1.4% in a year, 56% below the Ohio typical home.

$109KZillow home value

Typical home value

Brookside$109K
Ohio$249K
−1.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
47
paid flood claims since 1980
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

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

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–82°
Fall44–65°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brookside

Most working residents leave Brookside for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wheeling (24%), Martins Ferry (8%) and Richland (7%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brookside1%
Wheeling24%
Martins Ferry8%
Richland7%
St. Clairsville5%
7 mi
median commute distance
224
jobs based in Brookside
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Brookside is

Brookside beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outBrooksideOH
More adults with COPD9.9%8%
More adults with heart disease8.7%7.1%
More adults who get no exercise32.2%26.9%
Wheeling Hospital
3.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Frasier Houses in Bridgeport Ohio
2009 · Frasier Houses in Bridgeport Ohio · Wikimedia Commons
Brookside’s story

Brookside in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

OHMap-doton-BrooksideMap of Belmont County Ohio Highlighting Brookside Village
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About Brookside

Village in Ohio, United States

Brookside is a village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 538 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
538
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
659 ft

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