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A town of 16,694, settled in 1798. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Canfield Township's standout: its schools outperform 96% of the state's. Overall it grades A−, 189th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Residents are healthier than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and natural-hazard risk is low. 54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Canfield Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 134 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Canfield Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Conrad Neff House and Michael Cahill House.
Where Canfield Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 527 in 1850, 7,699 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Canfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canfield 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 Canfield Township.
Canfield Township has schools in the top 5% of Ohio, trades workers with Boardman Township and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio.
Count the trails in 15 parks and preserves and they come to 28 miles. Canfield Township’s trail network density comes in at 1.1 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Mill Creek Metroparks Farm, 412 acres with 4.1 miles of trail.
| Canfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sawmill Creek Preserve | 4.3 mi | 155 |
| 2. Mill Creek Metroparks Farm | 4.1 mi | 412 |
| 3. Fair Park | 1.2 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade ranks #27 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools.
The public schools here belong to the Canfield Local school district. Below: Three of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Canfield High School, with 733 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canfield Village Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 774 | A+ |
| Canfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 733 | A |
| C H Campbell Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 470 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Canfield Township once, in 2003. On expected storm and flood damage, Canfield Township sits below 88% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 68% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. Since 2009, Canfield Township has seen 7 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. That grade tops all 3 graded neighbors; Boardman Township (B) comes closest.
Two figures for adults in Canfield Township: 20% get no exercise outside work, 12% smoke cigarettes. The town does better than the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults locally, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Canfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Canfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical July afternoon high for Canfield Township comes to 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Canfield Township has about as many jobs (6,246) as working residents, but only 842 people both live and work here.
For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Canfield Township rose by 676, to 6,246. The town’s income of the median household is $101,000. The top destinations are Boardman Township (15%), Youngstown (14%) and Austintown (5%).
| Canfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canfield Township. 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
39 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio3 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 Township
About 6 of every 100 Canfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
7.8% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
2 places in Canfield Township 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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4 towns share a border with Canfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canfield Township | #189 | A− | C | — | A+ | A− |
| Austintown Township · Austintown | #563 | B− | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Ellsworth Township | — | — | C− | — | A+ | B− |
| Boardman Township | #642 | B− | B− | C− | A− | B |
Ellsworth Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Canfield Township and Ellsworth Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Austintown and Austintown Township are one community, graded once. Compare Canfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Canfield Township grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #189 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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