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A town of 4,066. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.

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Population
4,066
−9.2% since 2010
Median home value
$141K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
816
A commuter town

What makes Smith stand out

The 2 things Smith does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Smith for work

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

14% → Alliance Alliance 14% 9% → Sebring Sebring 9% 6% → Salem Salem 6% 3% → Lexington Lexington 3% 2% → Boardman Boardman 2% 2% → Akron Akron 2% Smith · 7% stay
816jobs based in Smith
7%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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The data

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Schools

Smith’s public schools outperform 84% of Ohio districts

The public schools Smith’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
West Branch Middle School3–7627B+
West Branch High School8–12634B+
West Branch Digital Academy7–1210Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Health

Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns

Smith beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outSmithOH
More adults with COPD10%8%
More smokers18.5%15.4%
More adults with heart disease8.5%7.1%
Alliance Community Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
34th
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
8Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Smith

Most working residents leave Smith for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Alliance (14%), Sebring (9%) and Salem (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Smith7%
Alliance14%
Sebring9%
Salem6%
Lexington3%
14 mi
median commute distance
816
jobs based in Smith
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Smith 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°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

1.4% of Smith is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

1.4%conserved
Map of Smith: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.4%
conserved · 297 of 20,611 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hawkins Marsh—161
2. Beloit Village Park—11
3. Maple Ridge - Smith Township Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Alliance Clay Product Company complex
2014 · Alliance Clay Product Company complex · Wikimedia Commons
Smith’s story

Smith in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

OHMap-doton-Maple RidgeOHMap-doton-North BentonMap of Mahoning County Ohio Highlighting Smith Township
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About Smith

Township in Ohio, US

Smith Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,097 people in the township.

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

Population
4,097
Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
1,079 ft

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