The public schools Champion’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

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Champion Central Elementary School	K–4	453	A−
Champion Middle School	5–8	366	A−
Trumbull Career & Tech Center	9–12	948	Not graded
Champion High School	9–12	328	A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →

Health

Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns

Champion beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Ohio

0 better17 too close to call15 worse

What stands out	Champion	OH
More adults with COPD	11.1%	8%
More adults with heart disease	9.3%	7.1%
More smokers	19.9%	15.4%

Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull

5.9 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental

18th

percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 2002

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Champion

Most working residents leave Champion for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Warren (12%), Champion Heights (7%) and Youngstown (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Champion8%

Warren12%

Champion Heights7%

Youngstown5%

Niles3%

16 mi

median commute distance

1,642

jobs based in Champion

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 84% of U.S. towns

Champion reports less crime per resident than 84% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

A−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Champion0.1

Ohio2.9

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Champion2.5

Ohio14.7

U.S.15.5

84th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

86th

percentile among OH towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Champion 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.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°

Spring36–59°

Summer58–81°

Fall42–63°

Oct 12

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+1.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Outdoors

0.9% of Champion is conserved land

1.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.9%conserved

0.9%

conserved · 154 of 16,516 acres

1.3 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Young's Run Disc Golf Course	—	2

A commuter town

92% of working residents leave Champion for work

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

1,642jobs based in Champion

8%of working residents work in town

16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

William Woodrow House · National Register of Historic Places

Champion’s story

Champion in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →

About Champion

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Champion Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,386 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

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