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Youngstown vs Springfield

184 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+85% in Springfield) and property tax bill (+75% in Springfield).

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Youngstown, OHA colonial town, settled 1796Ohio · 59,331 people
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Springfield, OHA history townOhio · 58,190 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

YoungstownA colonial town, settled 1796
HistorySettled in 179651 places on the National Register Housing$74K typical home70% below the OH typical home Outdoors#73 most trails in OH39 miles of trails across 51 parks and preserves All about Youngstown →
SpringfieldA history town
HistorySettled in 180132 places on the National Register Housing$190K typical home24% below the OH typical home Outdoors#83 most walkable in OH14 miles of trails across 18 parks and preserves All about Springfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+85%
Homes cost more in Springfield
Springfield $116,800Youngstown $63,300
Property tax bill+75%
Tax bills are bigger in Springfield
Springfield $1,423Youngstown $811
Trails2.7×
Youngstown has more miles of trail
Youngstown 39.4 miSpringfield 14.4 mi
Household income+37%
Households in Springfield earn more
Springfield $47,143Youngstown $34,408
Growth since 2010+7.1 pts
Springfield has grown faster since 2010
Springfield -3.2%Youngstown -10.3%
Work in town+12.9 pts
More of Springfield’s workers stay in town
Springfield 34.3%Youngstown 21.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Springfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Youngstown$460/mo
Typical home $74K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $728/mo · Housing →
Springfield$1,190/mo
Typical home $190K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $851/mo · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Springfield and Youngstown.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Youngstown gets 49 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
YoungstownSpringfield
Snow a year68″19″
January low19°F17°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)167d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th35th
Outdoors & history
YoungstownSpringfield
Trails39 mi14 mi
Conserved land5.5%7.5%
Settled17961801
National Register places5132
Archive photos176
Famous people born here3653
Community
YoungstownSpringfield
Library hours a week61 hrs63 hrs
Colleges in town12
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Springfield places higher on 13 of 21 OH lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–YoungstownNot graded D−SpringfieldSafer than 1% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−YoungstownBetter than 24% of districts in the state CSpringfieldBetter than 29% of districts in the state
Health
D−YoungstownHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns D−SpringfieldHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
8Youngstown
13Springfield

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #938#146 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #192#668 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 221 towns #208#134 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #67#304 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #1013#788 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #73#226 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #351#231 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #2#127

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Youngstown’s rankings →

Where they are

184 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

YoungstownOHSpringfieldOH
Youngstown ↔ Springfield184 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

YoungstownSpringfield
People
Population 59,331Highest 58,190Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.3%Lowest OH: +2.3% -3.2%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 37.5±1.2Lowest 6% below OH 37.9±0.8Highest 5% below OH
Springfield and Youngstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±1.2Lowest OH: 22% 23.7%±1.3Highest OH: 22%
Springfield and Youngstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.2%±1Highest OH: 18.3% 17.8%±1.1Lowest OH: 18.3%
Youngstown and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.5%Lowest OH: 31.5% 16.7%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.6Highest OH: 5.6% 4.8%±0.6Lowest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $34,408±$2kLowest 52% below OH $47,143±$3kHighest 34% below OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $63,300±$4kLowest 71% below OH $116,800±$5kHighest 46% below OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $728±$24Lowest 30% below OH $851±$23Highest 18% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $811Lowest 71% below OH $1,423Highest 50% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.1%±4.2Highest OH: 45.9% 45.9%±3.8Lowest OH: 45.9%
Below poverty line 37.3%Highest OH: 13.3% 23.1%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.2%Highest OH: 67.2% 52.4%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 20 yrs older than OH 1953Highest 17 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below OH 21 minHighest 9% below OH
Work from home 7.2%±1.4 OH: 13% 7.2%±1.3 OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 21.4%Lowest 34.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Highest 1.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Boardman Township (13%)Columbus (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringfieldFew work in Youngstown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 39.4 miHighest 14.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 51Highest 18Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.0Lowest 77.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #621 of 624 in OH#597 of 624 in OH
School district Youngstown Community School · Summit Academy-YoungstownCliff Park High School · Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy
High school in town East High SchoolSpringfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.7Highest 14.3Lowest
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Youngstown

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Liberty Township21,409 people · $135K homes
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Girard9,505 people · $116K homes
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Campbell7,784 people · $82K homes
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Boardman Township39,870 people · $172K homes

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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