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A town of 1,936. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.

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Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,936
−7% since 2010
Median home value
$238K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
43.8
years
Jobs based here
207
A commuter town

What makes Berlin stand out

The 2 things Berlin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A−School Grade
Schools
Better than 83%
of OH districts
School Grade A−.
Conserved land & trails
Outdoors
14.4% conserved land
7.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves
14.4% of the town is conserved land.
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Berlin for work

Where Berlin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Youngstown Youngstown 9% 9% → Boardman Boardman 9% 5% → Ellsworth Ellsworth 5% 4% → Austintown Austintown 4% 4% → Canfield Canfield 4% 4% → Salem Salem 4% Berlin · 3% stay
207jobs based in Berlin
3%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Berlin’s report card

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Hazards4/100Very low risk of storm & flood damageSchoolsA−Beats 83% of OH districtsCommute15 miHalf of commuters travel lessClimate83°/19°Summer high · winter low · 28″ snowOutdoors7 miof trails · 14.4% conservedHealthC+Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns

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Weather

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Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 4% of U.S. communities.

4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
4Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
2
paid flood claims since 2003
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Berlin’s public schools outperform 83% of Ohio districts

The public schools Berlin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Western Reserve Elementary SchoolK–5270A
Western Reserve Middle School6–8145B+
Western Reserve High School9–12127B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Berlin

Most working residents leave Berlin for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Youngstown (9%), Boardman (9%) and Ellsworth (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Berlin3%
Youngstown9%
Boardman9%
Ellsworth5%
Austintown4%
15 mi
median commute distance
207
jobs based in Berlin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Berlin has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

14.4% of Berlin is conserved land

7.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

14.4%conserved
Map of Berlin: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
14.4%
conserved · 2,370 of 16,492 acres
7.1 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns

Berlin beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
6 better23 too close to call3 worse
What stands outBerlinOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.5%8.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.9%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer10.8%8.7%
Salem Regional Medical Center
9.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
64th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Berlin Center United Methodist Church
2016 · Berlin Center United Methodist Church · Wikimedia Commons
Berlin’s story

Berlin in pictures

14 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Berlin Center, Ohio Post OfficeWestern Reserve High School (Berlin Center, Ohio)Fall display at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded produce stand near the town of Berlin in central Ohio…
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About Berlin

Township in Ohio, US

Berlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,973 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,973
Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
1,020 ft

Berlin’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Berlin.

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