A town of 16,832, settled in 1798. Nearly 7.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Canfield does most differently from other towns.
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
7.8% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Canfield. Another town gets a different order.
28 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sawmill Creek Preserve | 4.3 mi | 155 |
| 2. Mill Creek Metroparks Farm | 4.1 mi | 412 |
| 3. Fair Park | 1.2 mi | 40 |
Canfield beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Canfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.7% |
The public schools Canfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Elementary School | K–4 | 476 | A |
| C H Campbell Elementary School | K–4 | 470 | A |
| Canfield Village Middle School | 5–8 | 774 | A+ |
| Valley STEM+ME2 Academy | 9–10 | 200 | B− |
| Canfield High School | 9–12 | 733 | A |
| Mahoning Career & Technical | 9–12 | 727 | Not graded |
Most working residents leave Canfield for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Boardman (15%), Youngstown (14%) and Austintown (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.
The typical Canfield home is worth about $330,000, up 4.5% in a year, 33% above the Ohio typical home.
Canfield has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1942
Mrs. Albert Yaeger putting coal in stove where a tray of corn below and drawers of apples are drying. The dryer has bee…
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Canfield’s archive appears here every day.
See all 18 archive items →2 places in Canfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Canfield.
City in Ohio, United States
Canfield is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,699 at the 2020 census. Located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62 and 224, it is surrounded by Canfield Township and is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Canfield.
