Rankings · How Youngstown ranks in OH
Youngstown makes Ohio’s top 10 on 2 lists
Youngstown is ranked on 34 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
34
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #2 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Youngstown is on Ohio’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Youngstown marked.
At a glance
Youngstown lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Youngstown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Youngstown does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#2/1022Lowest property tax#2/1022Cheapest rent#66/980Rent easiest to afford#205/217 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#185/1022 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#187/1022Closest to a top hospital#920/1022Lowest obesity#1007/1022Most active#1011/1022Fewest smokers#1016/1022Fewest uninsured#1018/1022Healthiest#1019/1021 People
Most educated#825/1022 What kind of place
More snow than 94% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Youngstown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More snow than 94% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
68 in of snow a year
Shorter growing season than 86% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
167 days between frosts
Colder winters than 85% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.8° January low
Younger than 79% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
37.5 median age
Drier than 63% of OH towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer seniors than 61% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.2% of residents are 65+
More kids than 57% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.9% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 57% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
More vacation homes than 52% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Youngstown out-ranks 0 of its 8 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.