Reviews & Comments
Belpre, OH
sub-standard schools, no jobs, falling house value -
2/23/2010 Waiting and hoping home prices will rise so we can sell out without losing too much to recover.
the school system has failed the no student left behind standards every year recently. They had NO FUNDS for marching band, but thousands for lights on the football field. The school superintendent claims he is over-qualified as he has worked in a lengthy list of school districts, this means not one of them would keep him for any length of time.
The only decent jobs here are factory work in a chemical or plastics plant, but unless you have a GOOD GOOD friend in human resources, you have a better chance of winning the next five lotteries in a row.
It's not a bad retirement area as houses are cheaper every day, and there are a few attractions in the area thanks to being on the West Virginia border.
Driving through the Parkersburg, WV/ Belpre,OH area you will find hospitals, drug stores, bars and churches, but almost NOTHING else.
The cost of living is low as there are less people to buy goods and services each year, but almost all new businesses fail quickly, and walmart has deemed Belpre unsuitable for a new facility and has decided to build a warehouse on the property here instead.(I'm SO proud)
The only cash crop here is marijuana, so if you have a green thumb and don't mind paying off the corrupt law enforcement, this could be your new home.
I'd be overjoyed to sell you a nice house.