Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 35,477, settled in 1872.
Austintown Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 563rd of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 77% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $181K, 3.2 years of the Youngstown metro’s $57K median household income. On hazard risk, just 162 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. 16% of residents are under 18 in Austintown Township, below both Ohio’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 105 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Austintown Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Austintown Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 29,393 in 1970, 29,594 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Austintown Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Austintown Township.
Austintown Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has home values climbing faster than Ohio’s.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 52 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Austintown Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Austintown Local Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fitch High School, with 1,235 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 996 | – |
| Fitch High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,235 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
8.4 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. Austintown Township Park, at 206 acres with 4.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Austintown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Austintown Township Park | 4.8 mi | 206 |
| 2. Champ Park | — | 37 |
| 3. Lynn Kirk Park | 0.2 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Home values rose 45% in five years, to about $181K, against 30% across Ohio.
The median rent in Austintown Township is $797 a month. Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Austintown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $797 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Austintown Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Austintown Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,903 U.S. towns with household incomes like Austintown Township’s, it is healthier than 61%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Austintown Township. Austintown Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 15% of adults binge drink in Austintown Township.
| Austintown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Austintown Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.4% | 65.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Austintown Township for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Austintown Township has lost 711 jobs, to 12,359 in 2023. 6.9% of Austintown Township workers work from home.
| Austintown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Austintown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.9, men 42.8.
| Austintown Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Austintown Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
39 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
36 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio5 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
38 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
6 mi MuseumButler Institute of American ArtPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Austintown Township
About 5 of every 100 Austintown Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
2 places in Austintown Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Austintown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It lies within Austintown Township. The population was 29,594 at the 2020 census. Located directly west of Youngstown, it is a suburb in the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
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6 towns share a border with Austintown Township.
Youngstown next door grades lower for schools (C− to Austintown Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A− to B−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Township · Austintown | #563 | B− | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Youngstown | #882 | C− | A− | — | C− | D− |
| Canfield Township | #189 | A− | C | — | A+ | A− |
| Weathersfield Township | #765 | C+ | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | C | — | A | C− |
| Lordstown | #405 | B+ | B | B+ | A− | C |
Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Youngstown, Canfield Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Austintown and Austintown Township are one community, graded once. Compare Austintown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Austintown Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #563 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health, B− for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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