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A town of 39,687, established in 1806.
Boardman Township grades B− overall, 642nd of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 77% of the state's and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, it reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, including 60 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Boardman Township’s property crime rate is 29.4 per 1,000 residents, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.4 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Only 75 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Mill Creek Park, at 1,970 acres with 13.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Boardman Township beats most towns.
12.5% of the town is conserved land, across 19 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Boardman Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,026 in 1850, 40,213 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 6 maps from 1906 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boardman 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 Boardman Township.
Boardman Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it reports property crime at about twice the Ohio rate.
31 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. Boardman Township’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Creek Park | 13.6 mi | 1,970 |
| 2. Collier Preserve | 7.4 mi | 312 |
| 3. Boardman Township Park | 4 mi | 225 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Boardman Local school district. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman Center Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 814 | B+ |
| Boardman High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,005 | B+ |
| West Boulevard Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 417 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 104 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Boardman Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Property crime runs at 29.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Ohio rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 1,421 to 1,227 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Boardman Township reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Boardman 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
The typical Boardman Township home is worth about $200,000, up 4.5% in a year, 19% below the Ohio typical home. The median rent in Boardman Township is $794 a month.
| Boardman Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $794 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in 4 of Boardman Township’s working residents works in town. 14% of Boardman Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Boardman Township fell to 23,785 in 2023, 2,603 fewer than in 2013.
| Boardman Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Boardman Township.
| Boardman Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 43 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.0, men 41.0.
| Boardman Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 10,156 U.S. towns with household incomes like Boardman Township’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Boardman Township beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Boardman Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Boardman Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.6% | 65.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boardman Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
29 mi AttractionChester teapot
37 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
18 mi Theme parkCascade Park5 mi GardenFellows Riverside GardensButler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Boardman Township
About 5 of every 100 Boardman Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
5 places in Boardman Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Boardman Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 40,213 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb directly south of Youngstown and the second-largest municipality in the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. Home to Southern Park Mall, Boardman is a major retail hub in the region and is known for being the location of the first Arby's restaurant.
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4 towns share a border with Boardman Township.
Youngstown next door grades lower for schools (C− to Boardman Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A− to B−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman Township | #642 | B− | B− | C− | A− | B |
| Poland Township | #192 | A− | C | A− | A | B− |
| Poland | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Youngstown | #882 | C− | A− | — | C− | D− |
| Canfield Township | #189 | A− | C | — | A+ | A− |
Poland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Poland, Youngstown and Canfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Boardman Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Boardman Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #642 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($56,713 across the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
