Living in Youngstown, OH
Small city in Ohio
Youngstown is a small city in Ohio, home to about 60,000 people, with 463,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Youngstown a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $77k and rents for $1,270 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Mild summers: highs around 81°F
- Strong healthcare: 4 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Cloudier than most places
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 463,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Youngstown: common questions
What is the cost of living in Youngstown?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $77k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,270 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 87, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Youngstown?
Ohio collects about $932 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.33% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Youngstown safe?
Youngstown isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Youngstown?
Youngstown has cold winters: winter days average around 37°F and summer days around 81°F, with roughly 68″ of snow a year.
Does Youngstown get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.27 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Youngstown?
The nearest major airport is PIT, about 47 mi away.
How Youngstown scores
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