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Ohio›Mahoning County

AustintownOH

A town of 30,164, settled in 1872.

3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Austintown

Austintown, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Austintown a good place to live?

17% of residents live below the poverty line in Austintown, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. We don’t grade Austintown yet; the figures below are still real.

Judge William Shaw Anderson House
Judge William Shaw Anderson House
Austintown’s story

154 years in pictures

Census counts: 29,393 in 1970, 29,594 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 6 maps from 1906 on.

  • 1872Austintown is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Austintown: who provides what

Austintown is unincorporated, so Mahoning County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterYoungstown City PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMahoning CountyMahoning County provides services here
SchoolsAustintown Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Mahoning County Board of ElectionsMahoning County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes44515, 44511, 4440644515 78% · 44511 15% · 44406 6%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Austintown.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Austintown

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.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
52
paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Austintown

Austintown has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most of Austintown’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Austintown for work: only 12% work in town. At $53,000, Austintown’s median household income is against $75,000 in Ohio’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Austintown fell to 9,308 in 2023, 922 fewer than in 2013.

12%work in town
AustintownOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$53,000$75,000$80,000
Work from home6.8%9.7%11%
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town12%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Austintown12%
Youngstown15%
Boardman Township11%
Lordstown3%
Jackson Township3%
8 mi
median commute distance
9,308
jobs based in Austintown
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Fewer children than Ohio overall

Children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. Austintown’s median age is 43.7 years.

43.7median age · OH 39.7
AustintownOhio townsU.S. towns
Under 1816%22%22%
Aged 65 or older23%20%18%
Median age43.7 years41.7 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+22%24%29%
AustintownOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma5%
High school42%
Some college20%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate7%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Austintown
AustintownOHU.S.
Under 108.8%11.7%11.6%
10 to 177.4%10.3%10.3%
18 to 248.8%8.9%9.1%
25 to 3415.4%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4411.1%12.5%13.2%
45 to 5412.3%12%12.2%
55 to 6413.1%13.2%12.7%
65 to 7413.7%10.9%10.2%
75 and older9.4%7.3%7%
No diploma5%8.2%10.4%
High school42.3%32.1%26%
Some college19.7%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s11%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s15.4%19.3%21.6%
Graduate6.7%12.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Health

How healthy Austintown is

Austintown beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Austintown.

AustintownOhio townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%38%36%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%17%16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%15%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outAustintownOH
More adults with COPD9.4%8%
More adults with arthritis33.7%29.8%
More adults with heart disease8%7.1%
MH St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
In Youngstown · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Austintown has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation

0.8 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The trail density in Austintown is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0.3%conserved
AustintownOhio townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.3%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.20.4
0.3%
conserved · 23 of 7,411 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lynn Kirk Park0.2 mi9
2. Woodside Community Garden—9
3. Greenbriar Park—7

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Pro Football Hall of Fame and 14 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Austintown. Close and well known come first.

All 100 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Austintown

17pages on Austintown
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Austintown

Famous people from Austintown

6 notable people were born in Austintown.

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About Austintown

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.

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

Area
12 sq mi
Elevation
1,129 ft

Austintown’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Austintown.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Austintown——————
Austintown Township#563B−B−B−A−C+
Youngstown#882C−A−—C−D−
Canfield Township#189A−C—A+A−

Youngstown and Canfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Austintown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Austintown with a neighbor →

Questions about Austintown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Austintown, OH a good place to live?

We don’t grade Austintown yet; the figures below are still real.

What is Austintown, OH known for?

6 notable people were born here, including Jasper Packard and Billy Price.