Youngstown, OH: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Youngstown is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, and the county seat (however, a small portion of the city is in Trumbull County). It lies along the Mahoning River in Northeast Ohio. The population was 60,068 at the 2020 census (estimated at 58,832 in 2025), making it the eleventh-most populous city in Ohio. The Mahoning Valley metropolitan area had an estimated 426,086 residents in 2024. Youngstown was named after pioneer John Young, who founded the city in 1797 within the Connecticut Western Reserve and established the first sawmill and gristmill along the Mahoning River. It was an early industrial city of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became known as a center of…

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How Youngstown ranks

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#2Most affordable in OH #2Lowest property tax in OH #66Cheapest rent in OH All OH rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code44501, 44502, 44503

Area code330

Living in Youngstown

Housing in Youngstown

$74K▲ 7.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Youngstown home is worth about $74,000, up 7.3% in a year, 70% below the Ohio typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market50

Sale-to-list96.9%

Sold in May50

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Safety in Youngstown

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Youngstown's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Youngstown 6.9

Ohio 3.1

U.S. 3.6

Property crime per 1,000

Youngstown 27.5

Ohio 16.5

U.S. 17.7

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Schools in Youngstown

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School Grade C-

The public schools Youngstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictYoungstown CitySchools35

Stambaugh Charter Academy C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 472 students Horizon Science Academy Youngstown C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 439 students Youngstown Community School C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 356 students Harding Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 324 students M L King Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 307 students Taft Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 274 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OH. Ratings are from neighbors.