Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,601.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Beaver Township grades B+ overall, 406th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its schools rank ahead of 94% of Ohio towns. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $268K for a typical one and 4.7 times the Youngstown metro’s $57K median household income. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Beaver Township, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, at 492 acres.
Where Beaver Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Beaver Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver 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 Beaver Township.
Beaver Township pairs an A for schools with high home prices and sees little violent crime.
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $268K.
Its public schools are run by the South Range Local school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is South Range High School, with 352 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Range Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 473 | A+ |
| South Range High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 352 | A |
| South Range Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 397 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Beaver Township since 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaver Township Nature Preserve | 1.8 mi | 89 |
| 2. Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary | 0.4 mi | 492 |
| 3. Memorial Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median age in Beaver Township is 52.9 years. Beaver Township has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 6,601 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of Beaver Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Beaver Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Beaver Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Beaver Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Beaver Township for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Beaver Township grew to 3,390 in 2023, 568 more than in 2013. Beaver Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Beaver Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Beaver Township beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Beaver Township.
| Beaver Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Beaver Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaver Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year5 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
38 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
38 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
10 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
25 mi AttractionChester teapotPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Township
About 3 of every 100 Beaver Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,756 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Beaver Township.
Salem Township next door grades lower for schools (B to Beaver Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B+ to D).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | #406 | B+ | D | B+ | A | B |
| Fairfield Township · Fairfield Township | #864 | C− | D− | — | A | C+ |
| Columbiana | #110 | A | B | A | A | C+ |
| Green Township | #223 | A− | B− | — | A | C+ |
| Springfield Township | #561 | B− | C− | A− | A | C+ |
| North Lima | — | — | D | — | A | B+ |
| Salem Township | #723 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C |
North Lima has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fairfield Township, Green Township, North Lima and Salem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fairfield Township and Fairfield Township are one community, graded once. Compare Beaver Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Beaver Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #406 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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