City Score: Wheeling, WV-OH

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Wheeling, WV-OH: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Wheeling, WV-OH scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 35 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Wheeling, WV-OH

  • What Wheeling, WV-OH is up against: 43 out of 100 — Better than 66% of cbsas, down 5 points
  • Where grace is growing: 21 out of 100 — Better than 26% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 37 out of 100 — Better than 33% of cbsas, down 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas, up 4 points

What takes Wheeling, WV-OH to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 26 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 14 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 12 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Wheeling, WV-OH over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2024 · Wheeling, WV-OH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Wheeling, WV-OH · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Wheeling, WV-OH · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wheeling, WV-OH (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 21 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Wheeling, WV-OH

  1. Bethlehem, WV — 46, Liberty
  2. Barnesville, OH — 42, Liberty
  3. Bellaire, OH — 42, Liberty
  4. Bethesda, OH — 42, Liberty
  5. Bridgeport, OH — 42, Liberty
  6. Powhatan Point, OH — 42, Liberty
  7. Shadyside, OH — 42, Liberty
  8. Belmont, OH — 41, Liberty
  9. Jacobsburg, OH — 41, Liberty
  10. Neffs, OH — 41, Liberty
  11. Saint Clairsville, OH — 41, Liberty
  12. Martins Ferry, OH — 40, Liberty
  13. Triadelphia, WV — 40, Liberty
  14. Wheeling, WV — 36, Liberty
  15. Benwood, WV — 30, Liberty
  16. Cameron, WV — 30, Liberty
  17. Glen Dale, WV — 30, Liberty
  18. Glen Easton, WV — 30, Liberty
  19. McMechen, WV — 30, Liberty
  20. Moundsville, WV — 30, Liberty
  21. Proctor, WV — 30, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Wheeling, WV-OH, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/wheeling-wv-oh. Methodology.

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