Champion Heights’s standout strength is schools: its schools outperform 87% of the state's. The town’s overall grade of B puts it better than 63% of U.S. towns, 458th of 987 in Ohio. The trade-off is health — residents are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It lags on incomes as well: the median household income is $68K, and just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $188K, 3.3 years of the Youngstown metro’s $57K median household income. Champion Heights’ average commute is 30 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 97 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. 18% of residents are under 18 locally, below both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%).

Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.

StrongestA⁺Hazard risk ASchools

How Champion Heights grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Champion Heights is from typical.

How grading works

Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 11% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁺Open →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedAOpen →Jobs & income1,532 jobs based hereC⁺Open →HealthInsight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull 4.8 miles awayC⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.2 of 20; 6.7% of households have no car; 1.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trail; 3% conserved landC⁻Open →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleC⁺Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Housing market44 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.5; 20% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

What makes Champion Heights stand out

Where Champion Heights beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA⁺

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Champion Heights for work

Where Champion Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

1,532jobs based in Champion Heights

7%of working residents work in town

16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Champion Heights.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁺

Champion Heights faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

11risk score of 100

Compared with 89% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Champion Heights is lower. FEMA puts just over three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. Since 2002, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 2002

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims5 paid flood claims · Since 2002 Past disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁺

Champion Heights has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

7%work in town

The top destinations are Warren (11%), Youngstown (5%) and Morgandale (3%). Just 7% of Champion Heights’s working residents have a job in town. 12% of Champion Heights residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 16 miles.

	Champion Heights	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	12%	9.1%	9.6%
Median household income	$68,000	$75,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Champion Heights7%

Warren11%

Youngstown5%

Morgandale3%

Middlefield Township3%

16 mi

median commute distance

1,532

jobs based in Champion Heights

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

C+

Walkability grade: more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns

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The jobs here1,532 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work7% work in Champion Heights Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HousingCost of living grade B

A home in Champion Heights is worth about $189K, on Zillow’s estimate

$189KZillow home value

On the market in Champion Heights: a median 44 days to sell. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026. Among households here, 80% own their home.

	Champion Heights	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	80%	77%	73%
Median rent	$963 a month	$943 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Champion Heights$189K

Ohio$246K

Market temperature

days on market

96.9%

sale-to-list price

+4.9%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in September

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.8 years of income Rents$963 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsC⁻

In Champion Heights, 2.9% of the land is conserved

#508for trails in OH

Just 152 of its 5,326 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Champion Heights itself; its outdoors grade is C−.

In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.2 miles of trail. Champion Heights’ trail density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: one, of 2 acres.

	Champion Heights	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.2	0.4
Conserved land	2.9%	3.7%	4.3%

2.9%

conserved · 152 of 5,326 acres

1.2 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Young's Run Disc Golf Course	—	2

Full pageChampion Heights’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Trail map1.2 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk2 acres · Young's Run Disc Golf Course Conserved land2.9% conserved · 152 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Champion Heights?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Champion Heights

28″snow a winter

A winter brings about 28 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 83°.

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°

Spring36–59°

Summer58–81°

Fall42–63°

Oct 12

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+1.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 18°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 42 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC⁺

Champion Heights earns a C+ for health

38%healthier than U.S. townsC⁺Health Grade

For adults in Champion Heights, the share who feel lonely is 32%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Champion Heights is ahead of Ohio on 5 and behind on 3. Among adults here, 15% binge drink and 39% have high blood pressure.

	Champion Heights	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	14%	13%	12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	15%	17%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	39%	38%	35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	81%	80%	79%

32 measures vs. Ohio

5 better24 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Champion Heights	OH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	6.6%	8.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.2%	11.3%
More adults who have had cancer	11.1%	8.7%

Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull

In Warren · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental

51st

percentile among OH towns

Full pageChampion Heights’ health reportOpen the full Health report

Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearbyInsight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull How adults are doingFewer lonely adults Every CDC estimateBetter than OH on 5 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champion Heights

16pages on Champion Heights

The big questions

SchoolsABeat 87% of OH districts HealthC⁺Better than OH on 5 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingB$189K typical home · up 4.9% in a year Work & commuteC⁺$68K median household income · 1,532 jobs here Natural hazardsA⁺FEMA risk higher than 11% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁻1 mi of trails · 3% conserved land PlacesAttractions70 nearby · Fellows Riverside Gardens 17 mi LibraryWarren-Trumbull County Public Library CollegesKent State University at Trumbull is 1.9 mi away

The story

Climate83° summer highs · 28″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

Getting set up

Moving to Champion Heights: who provides what

Champion Heights is unincorporated, so Trumbull County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterTrumbull Co. - Bazetta/ChampionNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesTrumbull CountyTrumbull County provides services here

SchoolsChampion Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereDirector, Trumbull County Board of ElectionsTrumbull County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024

ZIP codes44483, 4448144483 85% · 44481 15%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Champion Heights

Kent State University at TrumbullUniversity or college · Public · Warren1.9 mi$7,492 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Champion Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Champion Heights

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Champion Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,386 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 8.4 sq mi

Questions about Champion Heights

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Champion Heights, OH a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Champion Heights grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #458 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.

Is Champion Heights, OH expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.

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