What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Boardman has the most walkable street grid (43.6 intersections per sq mi).

Canfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Boardman	Canfield
People
Population	39,870Highest	16,832Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.7%Lowest OH: +2.3%	+4.8%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age	43±1.3Lowest 8% above OH	47.9±2.5Highest 21% above OH
Kids under 18	20.3%±1.7 OH: 22%	20.3%±3 OH: 22%
Age 65+	22.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 18.3%	26.1%±3.2Highest OH: 18.3%
	Canfield and Boardman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%	53.5%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±0.8Lowest OH: 5.6%	5.7%±1.5Highest OH: 5.6%
	Canfield and Boardman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$66,619±$4kLowest 7% below OH	$101,360±$13kHighest 42% above OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$172,100±$5kLowest 20% below OH	$321,400±$21kHighest 50% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$794±$48Lowest 23% below OH	$856±$121Highest 17% below OH
	Canfield and Boardman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,628Lowest 7% below OH	$3,937Highest 40% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.7%±7Highest OH: 45.9%	37.9%±12.2Lowest OH: 45.9%
	Boardman and Canfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.5%Highest OH: 13.3%	5.4%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.7%Lowest OH: 67.2%	85.4%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 2 yrs older than OH	1987Highest 17 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 4% below OH	23 minHighest about the OH average
Work from home	10.5%±2Lowest OH: 13%	15.7%±3.7Highest OH: 13%
	Canfield and Boardman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	22.9%Highest	11.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	7.3 miLowest	8.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	1.40Highest	0.88Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Youngstown (15%)	Boardman (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	3% work in Canfield	15% work in Boardman
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	12.5%Highest	7.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	31.4 miHighest	28.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	1.4 miHighest	1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	19Highest	15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	43.6Highest	18.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#231 of 621 in OH	#95 of 621 in OH
School district	Youngstown City · Boardman Local	Valley STEM+ME2 Academy · Canfield Local
High school in town	Boardman High School	Canfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.4Lowest	14.9Highest
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OH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.