BolindaleOH
A town of 1,637.
Is Bolindale a good place to live?
The best of Bolindale’s subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. On health, just 7 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Only 16 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on hazard risk. On history, just 82 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Bolindale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bolindale stand out
Where Bolindale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Bolindale | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 15.5% | 8% |
100% of working residents leave Bolindale for work
Where Bolindale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bolindale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bolindale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bolindale: who provides what
Bolindale is unincorporated, so Trumbull County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Bolindale.
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Bolindale than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
31% of Bolindale adults say their health is fair or poor, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 19%. 21% of Bolindale adults report frequent mental distress. Only 3 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Bolindale.
| Bolindale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bolindale | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.5% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bolindale stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
At 3 of 100, Bolindale’s FEMA risk score is against 23 of 100 in Ohio’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bolindale has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Bolindale for work: only 0% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Bolindale. Jobs based in Bolindale fell to 137 in 2023, 45 fewer than in 2013.
| Bolindale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bolindale
Bolindale 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bolindale Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Interfaith Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Bolindale sells for about $156K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cuyahoga Valley National Park and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bolindale. Close and well known come first.
37 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
32 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
10 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art13 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
38 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park
39 mi GardenHolden ArboretumPhoto credits
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Holden Arboretum: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Bolindale
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bolindale
About 5 of every 100 Bolindale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Bolindale’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bolindale.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolindale | — | — | B+ | — | A− | D− |
| Howland Township | #688 | C+ | C | — | A− | C |
| Warren | #923 | C− | B+ | — | C | D− |
| Niles | #902 | C− | B+ | C− | C+ | C− |
Bolindale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bolindale, Howland Township and Warren report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bolindale with a neighbor →
Questions about Bolindale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bolindale, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $94,000, 62% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.