Homes for Rent in West Portsmouth, OH

Originally built as a suburban area to break away from the main city, West Portsmouth sits just outside Portsmouth proper. Offering a more rural feel, residents here have the opportunity for privacy and a quieter way of living. "I ended up moving here after visiting with my mom so much when I was a kid. Nowhere else in Ohio has these views, just beautiful and huge hills," says Sabrina Bentley, a local Realtor with Kim Hill Real Estate. "West Portsmouth is definitely on the outskirts of the Portsmouth area. But that comes with more acreage, and you get more into the country." While the community may be slightly removed from the vibrant center of its urban neighbor, it only takes 3 miles to get into downtown Portsmouth. Set back near the country landscape surrounding the city, West Portsmouth offers residents quiet, tree-shaded streets and a wide variety of architecture. "Properties are all over the place, just in terms of what you can get. I've sold everything from the higher-priced country houses to tiny homes," Bentley says. "We have a lot of everything, which I think works in our favor." Midcentury ranch-style homes and minimalist Craftsman properties are most common in West