Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,584, settled in 1798.
Canfield is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 32nd of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its schools outperform 96% of the state's, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, and it is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Canfield, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Canfield has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Mahoning County Courthouse and Judge Eben Newton House.
Where Canfield beats most towns.
Census counts: 527 in 1850, 7,699 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Canfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canfield, 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 Canfield.
Canfield has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Reported crimes fell from 50 to 27 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2024, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Canfield is 3.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Canfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Canfield. Canfield beats the Ohio average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Canfield.
| Canfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Canfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.0 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Fair Park, 38 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
| Canfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fair Park | 1.2 mi | 38 |
| 2. Greasel Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Village Green North | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Canfield home is worth about $328,000, up 4.4% in a year, 33% above the Ohio typical home. Canfield’s median rent is $788 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Canfield has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Canfield for work: only 6% work in town. 19% of Canfield workers work from home. The top destinations are Boardman Township (14%), Youngstown (13%) and Canfield Township (6%).
| Canfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
40 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
38 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio4 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
36 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
8 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Canfield
About 5 of every 100 Canfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
3 places in Canfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, United States
Canfield is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,699 at the 2020 census. Located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62 and 224, it is surrounded by Canfield Township and is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Canfield grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #32 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, A for safety and A+ for schools.
That is 5.8 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 C+.
2 notable people were born here, including A. William Sweeney and Georgio Poullas.
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